Thursday
September 1, 2005
MUST EVERYTHING BE BUSH'S FAULT?: I know I shouldn't
be surprised, but I'm still taken aback by the lengths to which
some on the left will go to try and blame this president. Thankfully,
Danielle Crittenden provides the
laundry list so I don't have to.
But here's
one Crittenden missed: Amy Branham, the mother Army Sgt. Jeremy
Smith and a member of Cindy Sheehan's contingent in Crawford,
blames President Bush for her son's death in February 2004. Except
Branham's son wasn't killed in Iraq, he
died in a car accident in Texas:
She
[Branham] said her son never would have been at Fort Hood, near
where he died, had he not been going to a war that she now believes
is "illegal and unjust."
The willingness
to blame Bush for random occurances, acts of terror like 9/11,
and acts of nature like the one just witnessed in the Gulf is
symptomatic of a partisanship so severe it borders on a psychosis.
It's quite
possible that by the time the disaster we've been watching unfold
in New Orleans is over, President Bush and his administration
will share a portion of the blame. But some aspects of the tragedy
were simply beyond control, and it's impossible to absolve local
and state officials of responsibility for their role in managing
the crisis.
QUOTE
OF THE DAY: "I've been a Republican since Reagan.
I voted for Bush and his father. I don't tell a lot of people,
because I live in a city where somebody who voted for Bush is
really an outcast." - Dennis
Hopper, star of NBC's new Pentagon-based drama "E-Ring."
- T. Bevan 5:45 pm Link
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Monday
August 29, 2005
THE LIMITS OF CINDY SHEEHAN'S COMPASSION: Hmm. Cindy
Sheehan is "starting
to lose a little compassion" for mothers who have lost
their sons or daughters in Iraq but continue to support the mission
and to honor their childrens' sacrifice. Indeed, sweet Cindy goes
so far as to label this group of fellow grief-stricken women as
the "'continue the murder and mayhem" moms,"
saying they've been "brainwashed" into supporting Bush's
"insane war" for "greed and power."
One might
be inclined to find more than a touch of irony in Sheehan's brainwashing
claim, given that it comes from a woman we now know has spent
years marinating in (and whose current media extravaganza is supported
by) some of the most extreme elements of the ideological left
that are both anti-military and anti-Semitic.
Be that as
it may, with Hurricane Katrina dominating the headlines for the
foreseeable future the Sheehan circus looks to be finally past
its media apogee. Responsible Democrats everywhere can breathe
a sigh of relief, because with the recent addition of sideshows
Al
Sharpton and Martin Sheen the circus has also shed what little
remained of its mainstream credibility.
Republicans
can only hope Democrats take leave of their senses when Cindy
rolls into Washington D.C. in a couple of weeks and hold a press
conference with her on the steps of the Capitol. Just like the
Congressional Dems' screening of Fahrenheit 9/11 and the royal
treatment given Michael Moore at the DNC, it would be the signature
political mistake of a party that continues to misread the hearts
and minds of the public. People may be understandably frustrated
with the pace of progress in Iraq, but that doesn't mean they'll
embrace the idea of celebrating a woman supported by groups who
want to see America - but this president in particular - fail
and be humiliated in Iraq.
BLOWBACK:
Novelist Salman
Rushdie gave the execrable George Galloway a spanking yesterday
for saying that broadcasters who are producing a small-screen
adaptation of The Satanic Verses should expect "blowback"
if they don't show sufficient sensitivity to other people's religion.
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T. Bevan 8:45 am Link
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