Posted on 11/17/2005 4:20:47 PM PST by churchillbuff
Don't know how many of you caught Rep. John Murtha's very angry, very moving speech just now in which he called on the White House to institute an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. CNN didn't air the entire thing, but as I listened to it, I could feel the ground shift. Murtha, as you know, is not a Pelosi-style Chardonnay Democrat; he's a crusty retired career Marine who reminds me of the kinds of beer-slugging Democrats we used to have before the cultural left took over the party. Murtha, a conservative Dem who voted for the war, talked in detail about the sacrifices being borne by our soldiers and their families, and about his visits out to Walter Reed to look after the maimed, and how we've had enough, it's time to come home. He was hell on the president too.
If tough, non-effete guys like Murtha are willing to go this far, and can make the case in ways that Red America can relate to -- and listening to him talk was like listening to my dad, who's about the same age, and his hunting buddies -- then the president is in big trouble. I'm sure there's going to be an anti-Murtha pile-on in the conservative blogosphere, but from where I sit, conservatives would be fools not to take this man seriously.
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You are spot-on! To paraphrase, the dims awakened a sleeping Tiger with their attacks on our troops (and the WOT). After the 403 to 3 vote in support of our troops and the WOT, we have busted them in the chops but good. We must stay focused and motivated, so that we can destroy the enemy (including satanic dims and their leadership) once and for ALL!
GOD bless,
LLS
Absolutely! AWESOME to see the House take action!
I read this at NRO early yesterday. My my, "what a difference a day makes, 24 little hours"...as the old song goes. :) The NRO snippet looks so silly now.
But that was some must see TV!
It was terrific.
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