[Beenliedto]

Now just remember that a few short months ago, everyone on Free republic loved this guy.

[cicero's_son]

I disagree with Charlie on the war, but he's spot on regarding Hannity.

I heard the show Reese is referring to in the article. It was a disgrace. Hannity actually said something along the lines of, "big deal, so we broke a bunch of stupid clay pots."

[Puppage]

And they don't now? Because of a museum?

[Amore]

I grew up reading this guy's columns. He's been senile for quite some time now.

[ChuckHam]

Is Charley a liberal? Sure sounds like one since he parrots every liberal talking point he hears.

[BruceS]

People are anti-war because they do not wish to see anyone die — our soldiers, their soldiers, our civilians or their civilians. Anti-war is pro-life.

I haven't seen this much bologna since I got out of grade school. Those who were anti-war were saying that it was OK to let a despotic regime continue to murder thousands of people rather than us get involved. Reminds me of that famous case in New York where people did nothing while a woman was raped and killed on the street in front of their homes. Being anti-war means that you consider your life and the life of your friends to be more important than some third-world, non-white person's life.

That said, not everyone who is anti-war is anti-Bush. Just most of them.

[Helms]

Sean may not be the heir to El Rushbo. He is way more red meat eating than Rush and does not yet have the intellectual gravitas and depth of Rush.

[Alouette]

Well, what can you expect from an immature groupie? a senile old idiot? Every time he tries to think, his face reflects the pain of the effort.

[Miss Marple]

I haven't read this guy in some time. I would like to know why he has such a visceral hatred of George Bush. He has managed to roll into several columns every stupid comment I have heard from the left wing over the last 3 years, such as the LIE that Bush brags about not reading books.

He is also apparently unable to read current wire reports, statements by archaeological and museum experts, and the Wall Street Journal, all of whom have pointed out that there is a very real possibility that this was an inside job done under cover of the looting.

[nicmarlo]

We've protected all the oil fields, north and south. Do you really believe we couldn't have spared two fire teams to guard the irreplaceable artifacts of the beginnings of Western civilization? Of course we could have. Somebody just goofed.

Yes, that would be Saddam Hussein and regime. They were told to get out. They were given 48 hours. They refused. Oil fields: let's see, at the last war, hundreds were set on fire. We were prepared this time, only 9 I believe were set.

Human life is worth more than antiquities. Those who stole from the museums are the guilty party, not the US who freed human beings from prisons, tyranny, and torture.

I don't blame President Bush. I'm sure he's unaware of their existence. After all, he brags about not reading.

This is an untruth...George Bush reads, a lot.

There is a definitely a whiff of anti-intellectualism — so characteristic of fascist states — in the air.

Yes, there is, and it's coming from people like you.

[PGalt]

Charlie (misplaced priorities, misplaced anger) Reese, trying to fire up the "arts and croissant" crowd. Whaaa whaa whaa...what a column.

[oldvike]

It's not a question of patriots versus traitors, as the morons among the neoconservative crowd try to paint every human being who refuses to click his heels and salute their guru, Richard Perle, and their emperor, George Bush

Very true.

[smith288]

Sean is getting on my nerves... Especially during the Lott issue. Hannity would stick up for Lott if Lott called the Black Caucus an "auction". Colmes is wrong 90% of the time but I like his style more than Hannity who just likes to scream and name call. At least Colmes debates without the emotion a liberal tends to debate with. Funny its Sean who gets all worked up and emotional.

Colmes is butt ugly but even tempered, Sean is a good looking guy (being comfortable in my sexuality) but an emotional hot head.

[mware]

Come on, it has been reported that the theft of the museum was an inside job. The thieves had the keys to the vaults.

It has also been reported that a large portion of the artifacts were in fact copies. It has been reported that the museum had a plan that could safeguard pieces in the museum within 24 hours.

As to the dig on Sean, I think he was right. The life of one of our military on the ground is worth anything in that museum.

[Guenevere]

Charlie Reese's writings are slop!

[frossca]

This is not a left/right, liberal/conservative issue.

It shouldn't be but the left and the media made it one. This is all they have to hang there anti-war (Bush) hat on (other than not yet finding any big drums with "WMD" stamped on the side.)

In all this brouhaha about the museums I have yet to hear or see anyone mention the human shields. Since they were so interested in protecting the people and culture of Iraq, where were they when all this was happening?

[AppyPappy]

Charlie Reese is a girlyman

[plain talk]

Oh really? He has written that the Bush administration is "by far" worse than Clinton's and that N. Korea has every right to have nukes. The guy is a complete idiot.

[KeyBored]

"After all, [Pres. Bush] brags about not reading."

If Charlie Reese has a fault to some, it's that his writing reflects one who is TOO enamored of the Constitution. (Personally, I don't agree with this because one CAN'T be too enamored of the Constitution.)

He's like the elderly uncle who lives in the next town - cranky, and always seeming to find fault and reasons we shouldn't do what we want to do. As with anyone, sometimes he'll be right - sometimes he'll be wrong. But count on one thing - when Reese writes a column it has been well thought out. He's hard to pigeonhole as a liberal or a conservative - and maybe that's not a bad thing.

I DO wish he would lay off one of the favorite tactics of the left however - the "Bush is an idiot" ploy. (See quote above). IMO his writing and any points he makes risk being lost when he does it.

[arasina]

There are a lot of issues to discuss about this Museum of Antiquities and Sean Hannity and Charlie Reese, but I'll let ther rest of you do that. I'm just wondering about two things:

• What the heck was this museum doing in IRAQ in the first place? I mean, it isn't exactly a prime tourist spot and Saddam didn't have respect for any museum unless it contained thousands of likenesses of him.
• Why didn't the curators follow their 48-hour evacuation plan when the first tanks crosssed the border into Iraq?

[Dr.Deth]

Sean is right, it's just the grasping of the left. If we protect the museums instead of the oil wells, then they decry the 'environmental holocaust' of having them set ablaze.

Sorry Charlie, must be some bad tuna you ate. "Heads I win, tails you lose" went out with the monolithic left-wing media bloc of the 70's, 80's and 90's that ensured such things.