Meanwhile, back on the ranch, conservatives have taken a page from libeal democrat tactics and begin calling whomoever they disagree with 'bigots' and 'racists'. President Bush lead the way on Tuesday when he challenged the Senate to "show why a middle eastern country doesn't have the same rights as any other country". Of course nobody dared answer, "because, Mr. President, nobody else flies commercial airlines into our highrise buildings". That kind of honesty is too dangerous today.
It's a curious thing, watching penguins fall over the cliff, one-by-one, because they have blind trust in the fellow leading them. It's perhaps even more curious to watch conservatives begin acting like the hated liberals by suddenly trumpeting the virtues of 'moderate islam', and liberals acting like conservatives by distrusting even 'moderate' muslims to run some of our shipping ports.
But all's well that ends well. Inspite of these comical role-reversals going on, islam is being kept away from a Trojan Horse invasion of our ports, at least for awhile anyway.
Hmmm...I didn't hear the words bigot or racist anywhere in the president's statements. I'm sure you mean he implied such but I would beg to differ. Regardless, I agree with his statement.
Of course nobody dared answer, "because, Mr. President, nobody else flies commercial airlines into our highrise buildings". That kind of honesty is too dangerous today.
Not only dangerous but, with all due respect, stupid. Two of the hijackers were from the UAE. Some Christian pro-life individuals have blown up abortion clinics and murdered doctors that have performed them. I'm a Christian. Am I as guilty as them? Are you? I'm not "trumpeting the virtues of moderate Islam" but let's not be ridiculous here. Communist China doesn't sanction any religion and we deal with them. Oh and BTW, they have nukes.
It's a curious thing, watching penguins fall over the cliff, inborn, because they have blind trust in the fellow leading them. It's perhaps even more curious to watch conservatives begin acting like the hated liberals by suddenly trumpeting the virtues of 'moderate islam', and liberals acting like conservatives by distrusting even 'moderate' muslims to run some of our shipping ports.
Wow...where to begin. How 'bout this? It's not blind trust in the fellow leading me us. It's a belief that he and his advises have more information and are more qualified to make a decision based on that information than simply nixing the whole thing because of their religion which, like it or not, is bigotry. And frankly the liberal Democrats that have come out against this have not done so because of port security. They're done so because the AFL-CIO and the longshoreman's union want them to. And that's why they're willing to chance showing their hypocrisy.
But all's well that ends well. Inspite of these comical role-reversals going on, islam is being kept away from a Trojan Horse invasion of our ports, at least for awhile anyway.
Cute analogy. But silly. Why would the UAE--or, in your mind, radical Islamists since they apparently are one in the same--need to manage some of our ports to the tune of billions in order to attack us? Seems kind of a waste of money. After all, the nineteen hijackers didn't need to take over an airport to facilitate their attack.
As much as you, Pat Buchanan and the rest of your ilk hate the idea, the US will never go back to being the isolationist country it once was. And telling the United Arab Emirates that the only purpose they serve is oil production--even if it's true--is counter-productive. One of the virtues of conservatism is common sense and frankly I don't see much being demonstrated on your side. What I do see is hysteria and demogoguery, both (using your term) "hated liberal" traits. Perhaps it's you acting like them, not me.