Posted on 08/01/2006 6:25:25 PM PDT by Bratch
I have already posted on Democratic Congressman John Dingell's extraordinary equivocation about the nature of Hezbollah: "I don't take sides for or against Hezbollah; I don't take sides for or against Israel."
Both Dean Barnett and I have posted on the decision of Demcoratic leadership in both House and Senate to make the November campaign a referendum on cutting-and-running from Iraq.
The New York Times on Sunday endorsed Joe Lieberman's challenger and Kossputin's creation Ned Lamont because of the senator's support for the war.
Now RawStory reports on Congresswoman Lynne Woolsey's "The Iraq War Powers Repeal Act of 2006," which has, incredibly, garnered 22 co-sponsors.
Incredibly, the Democratic Party's commitment to national security has collapsed. It is absurd to even argue the case. If Democrats regain power in either House, they will oblige the country to retreat across a broad front in the war with Islamic jihadism, weakening Israel in the process, emboldening Iran even beyond that country's already extraordinary fanaticism, and committing the country to --at best-- a fortress America approach. When, as would inevitably happen, a jihadist government obtained WMD, the country would not be able to return to the battlefield, and those WMD would inevitably find a use somewhere in the world.
The country is confronted with the Iran/Syria/Hezbollah threat, and with a new threat in Somalia, and the Democrats want to retreat and hope for the best.
There isn't much point in arguing with the left about the folly of their proposed path. What's absolutely necessary is that the center-right prevail in November. The ABC Coalition noted below is a great place to focus energy, but I note ElectionProjection's grim outlook, and want to suggest we start by assisting the four GOP incumbent senators who are best positioned to win crucial close contests:
Montana's Conrad Burns
Ohio's Mike DeWine
Missouri's Jim Talent
Pennsylvania's Rick Santorum
Each is a very solid, very committed vote for victory in the war and clarity about our enemies. Each is opposed by a Democrat whose election will push the Senate towards policies of defeat and retreat.
In an interview yesterday with Neil Cavuto, President Bush explained the sort of focus he brings to the war, which is exactly the focus the GOP and center-right voters need to bring to elections' impact on the war. Cavuto quoted Victor Davis Hanson and asked the president is the country had forgotten that we are in a war. The president replied that indeed some have forgotten that crucial fact. He continued:
But I know it's a war and I think about it every day of my presidency.I think about Al Qaeda every day. I'm asking questions all the time: Are we doing everything we can to protect this country?
And I want the American people to know that, even if they don't think that we're still at war, I do, and, therefore, will deploy the — the assets of the federal government to protect us here at home and to bring the people who — who intend to hurt us to justice.
An, at the same time, I fully understand that the ultimate long-term solution to the problem of Islamic totalitarianism is — is freedom. And what people are seeing today is a — is a clash between those who advance freedom and those who have a — an ideology based upon hate.
And, so, I have got two big issues, Neil, as we go into the future. One is to remind people we're still at war, but have them comfortable with the fact that the government's doing everything we can to protect them; and, two, to remind people that the terrorist activities of a Hezbollah or an Al Qaeda or a militant Hamas, are all linked, that they may not be coordinating together, but they have this kind of same attitude and same desire to stop the advance of democracy. The long-term peace for America will come when liberty is unleashed in the Middle East, and a policy that had excused tyranny in the past simply didn't work.
It may — the world may have looked safe, but, on September the 11th, we learned that the resentment caused by tyrannical societies could cause great harm to the American people.
So, to me, my presidency is — you know, I think, a lot about the economy, a lot about the questions you asked —but I spend most of my time thinking about how to protect the American people in what is a dangerous world.
The Democrats fundamentally reject this world view. They just don't believe it. And that's why the elections of the fall are so important, and why you should dig deep for these four senators, as well as other candidates as you are able.
Dingle supports Hezbollah.
Most Democrats support Hezbollah
Michael Moore supports Hezbollah
Cindy Sheehan supports the "Freedom Fighters" The same Rats who killed Her son.
They are all insane.
Is Dingbat Dingle up for reelection this year? No surprise there's no MSM firestorm over this-imagine if a Republican had made such comments!
As tho we have nothing to fear.
As tho there are no enemies out there wanting to destroy our country.
As tho there are no enemies right here in the US just biding their time to harm innocent civilians.
Good post. Thank you.
The only way to help Republicans win the Senate race in Montana is to get Conrad Burns to withdraw from the race. So far, he won't consider it.
Any other well-known Republican would have a better chance of winning.
Dingell is the originator of the "jack-booted thugs" quote. Because of his 2nd Amendment stance, it's hard to completely despise him. I see him as a slightly more liberal Lieberman.
Dingle is a Representative in the House. All Representatives are up for re-election every 2 years.
Wow - I didn't know it had been that long! Pretty soon the family will equal Byrd's record in the Senate. :-)
I don't understand why people keep voting for the same-old, same-old. But they do. (sigh)
Thanks for the post. It's an important reminder that sitting home in November is not an option for patriots.
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