RECAP - I think that he makes some strong points -
The absence of WMDs is just a miserable failure, pure and simple.
Not anticipating the strength of the insurgency - also a major mistake
I have a hard time getting past these two issues as well
Sullivan is thinking with his anus.
YAWN
You should join him at the voting booth and vote for Kerry if you're that effin stupid to allow those two DNC talking points upset you
I have been trying to articulate my response to you, ARCADIA, but I am at a loss. If we, as a Republic, are as spineless and unwilling to risk any setback whatsoever as you seem to imply, then we are well and truly screwed. Go ahead, vote for Kerry. We will all just get what we deserve. Anyone that can stomach the thought of pulling a lever for that nematode is beyond trying to save. I give up.
Sullivan's endorsement comes down to one thing: gay marriage. He's willing to put the entire country at the feet of the United Nations (and, therefore, at risk), just so he can have some "right" that he thinks he's being denied. He's lost all credibility and can only do one thing after this, follow David Brock's lead.
So, should an election be backward looking, i.e., punish or reward the incumbent based on performance, or should an election be forward looking, i.e., voting for the candidate most likely to do a good job for America in the future? Nothing sKerry has said really relates to the future except his many phantom "plans." His campaign has been negative through and through, merely critcizing the president's performance. He has no plan and no message. For me the choice is obvious.
Hey, I'm a Butt Pirate, too, here in NYC. But, I suppor this President's reelection 150%. Andrew Sullivan has become a frustrated gay man, who has decided that the only issue of any importance (while Islamic Terrorists want to kill us) is whether or not he can marry his partner in Oklahoma (or some other state, other than MA). His thought process is so unreasonable that it is a joke. He basis his entire premise of supporting Kerry on the fact that just "maybe" Kerry is telling the truth when he says he will be tough. Kerry's record belies this fact. He has never been strong - not against the terrorists, not against the Communists. This Butt Pirate, and many of this butt pirate's fellow butt pirates, are supporting the President because our security is primary.
'Absence of WMDs' is disingenuous - just because the US and UN haven't found stockpiles doesn't mean they weren't there. Not necessary nuclear WMDs, but they did have chemical WMDs. They are probably in Syria or Pakistan. It's not a failure - it was a successful pre-emption of SH's nuclear and biological WMD programs.
How does one 'anticipate the strength' of a post-war insurgency before the war? I think your standards are a little unrealistic with regard to post-war insurgency. Name ONE situation in the world where guerilla fighters were easily subdued.
The media created these issues for their personal benefit, and for John Kerry's. These are not issues mature, experienced adults should take seriously. Unfortunately, holding back the lies and slants of a hostile media is like putting the finger in the dam...
Hey, I'm a Butt Pirate, too, here in NYC. But, I suppor this President's reelection 150%. Andrew Sullivan has become a frustrated gay man, who has decided that the only issue of any importance (while Islamic Terrorists want to kill us) is whether or not he can marry his partner in Oklahoma (or some other state, other than MA). His thought process is so unreasonable that it is a joke. He basis his entire premise of supporting Kerry on the fact that just "maybe" Kerry is telling the truth when he says he will be tough. Kerry's record belies this fact. He has never been strong - not against the terrorists, not against the Communists. This Butt Pirate, and many of this butt pirate's fellow butt pirates, are supporting the President because our security is primary.
"Bush just didn't trust Saddam enough!"
A slogan that has caught on...
His homosexual agenda trumps everything. Some people put their personal needs over the country. That person would be a Democrat.
Sullivan is British. When did he become a citizen?
What a long-winded bag of hot air. This just shows how little this person understands of defense issues.
Kerry should not be running for President, He should be locked up in Portsmouth Naval Prison, guarded by those men with the shiny shoes. (I know, Portsmouth isn't open anymore, but Fort Leavenworth just does not sound bad enough for a treasonous rat like Kerry.)
He is a pathological liar, lies about his service, his medals, his antiwar activities, his public service record, his deer hunting exploits, his meeting with foreign leaders, his meeting with the entire Security Council, etc. etc. etc.
I know I probably sound like Lawrence O'Donnell, but there are two major differences. One, the truth is an absolute defense against slander. Two, I know where the Swift Boat Vets are coming from.
Who do you believe? 240 men who are willing to leave the safe, comfortable obscurity of their lives and stand together against the venom being spewed on them by the Democrats and Liberal Media, or John F. Kerry?
"I have a hard time getting past these two issues as well"
Oh, really! My last experience with hindsight was that it was 20/20.