Posted on 02/17/2007 4:28:38 AM PST by Laverne
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Great words, no doubt. But, unless and until, at least, tar and feathers are the just reward for our domestic enemies, nothing will change.
Outraged. I can't express just how outraged I am. The republican reps that voted for this are traitors to their party if not worse. I have read some of their statements am even more outraged by their reasoning. Outraged is all I can say.
Dave Weldon is my Congressman, and we are proud!
This is a lesson for all who think that dems can be trusted.
We are not represented by the 435 morons in the House. In this technological age there is no reason for districts to be anywhere from 750,000/1,000,000. Congressional districts should be around 100,000 people (even that is twice as large as the Founders considered ideal) so that they are close to the people the way it was intended.
IMO, half the foolish crap that goes down in Washington would not occur if the 17th Amendment were repealed, giving the states back their legitimate representation in the Senate and quadrupling or more the size of the House.
WWII - we won, but troops still stationed in Germany and Japan.
The Korean war - troops still there and in harms way, the outcome still uncertain.
Vietnam - Run awaaayy! Millions died. Dominoes fell. Never forget, never forgive.
Let that be a lesson to ya.
To further your point, I'm posting Sam Johnson's speech here...make sure you read it all, if you haven't:
You know, I flew 62 combat missions in the Korean War and 25 missions in the Vietnam War before being shot down.
I had the privilege of serving in the United States Air Force for 29 years, attending the prestigious National War College, and commanding two air bases, among other things.
I mention these stories because I view the debate on the floor not just as a U.S. Congressman elected to serve the good people of the Third District in Texas, but also through the lens of a life-long fighter pilot, student of war, a combat warrior, a leader of men, and a Prisoner of War.
Ironically, this week marks the anniversary that I started a new life - and my freedom from prison in Hanoi.
I spent nearly seven years as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam, more than half of that time in solitary confinement. I flew out of Hanoi on February 12, 1973 with other long-held Prisoners of War, weighing just 140 pounds. And tomorrow, 34 years ago, I had my homecoming to Texas, a truly unspeakable blessing of freedom.
While in solitary confinement, my captors kept me in leg stocks, like the pilgrims… for 72 days….
As you can imagine, they had to carry me out of the stocks because I couldn’t walk. The following day, they put me in leg irons… for 2 ½ years. That’s when you have a tight metal cuff around each ankle, with a foot-long bar connecting the legs.
I still have little feeling in my right arm and my right hand… and my body has never been the same since my nearly 2,500 days of captivity.
But I will never let my physical wounds hold me back.
Instead, I try to see the silver lining. I say that because in some way…I’m living a dream…a hope I had for the future. “From April 16, 1966 to February 12, 1973, I prayed that I would return home to the loving embrace of my wife, Shirley, and my three kids, Bob, Gini, and Beverly…
And my fellow POWs and I clung to the hope of when, not if, we returned home.
We would spend hours tapping on the adjoining cement walls about what we would do when we got home to America.
We pledged to quit griping about the way the government was running the war in Vietnam and do something about it…We decided that we would run for office and try to make America a better place for all.
So, little did I know back in my rat-infested 3 x 8 dark and filthy cell that 34 years after my departure from Hell on Earth…I would spend the anniversary of my release pleading for a House panel to back my measure to support and fully fund the troops in harm’s way….and that just days later I would be on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives surrounded by distinguished veterans urging Congress to support our troops to the hilt.
We POWs were still in Vietnam when Washington cut the funding for Vietnam. I know what it does to morale and mission success. Words can not fully describe the horrendous damage of the anti-American efforts against the war back home to the guys on the ground.
Our captors would blare nasty recordings over the loud speaker of Americans protesting back home…tales of Americans spitting on Vietnam veterans when they came home… and worse.
We must never, ever let that happen again.
The pain inflicted by your country’s indifference is tenfold that inflicted by your ruthless captors.
Our troops, and their families, want, need and deserve the full support of the country, and the Congress. Moms and dads watching the news need to know that the Congress will not leave their sons and daughters in harm’s way without support.
Since the President announced his new plan for Iraq last month, there has been steady progress. He changed the rules of engagement and removed political protections.
There are reports we wounded the number two of Al Qaeda and killed his deputy. Yes, Al Qaeda operates in Iraq. It’s alleged that top radical jihadist Al-Sadr has fled Iraq, maybe to Iran. And Iraq’s closed its borders with Iran and Syria. The President changed course and offered a new plan…we are making progress. We must seize the opportunity to move forward, not stifle future success.
Debating non-binding resolutions aimed at earning political points only destroys morale, stymies success, and emboldens the enemy.
The grim reality is that this House measure is the first step to cutting funding of the troops…Just ask John Murtha about his ’slow-bleed’ plan that hamstrings our troops in harm’s way.
Now it’s time to stand up for my friends who did not make it home, and those who fought and died in Iraq, so I can keep my promise that when we got home we would quit griping about the war and do something positive about it…and we must not allow this Congress to leave these troops like the Congress left us.
Today, let my body serve as a brutal reminder that we must not repeat the mistakes of the past…instead learn from them.
We must not cut funding for our troops. We must stick by them. We must support them all the way…To our troops we must remain…always faithful.
God bless you and I salute you all. Thank you.
Could someone list the 17 fake Republican aholes who voted with the democraps for this shameful "resolution?"
DCTB
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Here are the traitors:
Representative Michael Castle (DE)
Phone: (202) 225-4165
Fax: (202) 225-2291
Email
Representative Howard Coble (NC)
Phone: (202) 225-3065
Fax: (202) 225-8611
Email
Representative Thomas M. Davis (VA)
Phone: (202) 225-1492
Fax: (202) 225-3071
Email
Representative John J. Duncan Jr. (TN)
Phone: (202) 225-5435
Fax: (202) 225-6440
Email
Representative Philip Sheridan English (PA)
Phone: (202) 225-5406
Fax: (202) 225-3103
Email
Representative Wayne Gilchrest (MD)
Phone: (202) 225-5311
Fax: (202) 225-0254
Email
Representative Robert Inglis (SC)
Phone: (202) 225-6030
Fax: (202) 226-1177
Email
Representative Timothy V. Johnson (IL)
Phone: (202) 225-2371
Fax: (202) 226-0791
Email
Representative Walter Jones (NC)
Phone: (202) 225-3415
Fax: (202) 225-3286
Email
Representative Richard Keller (FL)
Phone: (202) 225-2176
Fax: (202) 225-0999
Email
Representative Mark Kirk (IL)
Phone: (202) 225-4835
Fax: (202) 225-0837
Email
Representative Steven C. LaTourette (OH)
Phone: (202) 225-5731
Fax: (202) 325-3307
Email
Representative Ronald Ernest Paul (TX)
Phone: (202) 225-2831
Email
Representative Thomas Petri (WI)
Tel: (202) 225-2476
Fax: (202) 225-2356
Email
Representative James Ramstad (MN)
Phone: (202) 225-2871
Fax: (202) 225-6351
Email
Representative Frederick Stephen Upton (MI)
Phone: (202) 225-3761
Fax: (202) 225-4986
Email
Representative James T. Walsh (NY)
Phone: (202) 225-3701
Fax: (202) 225-4042
Email
Call them all and let them know how you feel.
I am proud to say that my Congressman, Tom Price (GA-6) voted against the resolution.
It should also be noted that the only two Democrats who went against the resolution are from Georgia.
I predict that there is no turning back now.
This country has two camps.The betray-our-soldiers camp is not compatible with mine.
Eventually they or my camp will not be part of the same country.
Thank you, Laverne. I hadn't heard or read it. The Truth rings like a church bell in a mountain town on Sunday morning, doesn't it?
My disgust with democrats knows no bounds. My disappointment with W for not fighting them tooth and nail runs deep.
My hope is that this will all blow up in the dems faces (as well as the "republicans" who went along with this abominable act).
BTTT
Unbelievable treason.
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