Once, only Democrats or wimpy liberals would do it
Once, only Democrats or wimpy liberals would do it
Bush ads are trashing a Vietnam veteran’s record. The trashing of Vietnam veterans is supposedly the realm of war-hating hippies and liberals. Republicans have expressed their disdain about this for o
Bush ads are trashing a Vietnam veteran's record. The trashing of Vietnam veterans is supposedly the realm of war-hating hippies and liberals. Republicans have expressed their disdain about this for over 30 years - usually suggesting that anyone who trashes a veteran should be tried for treason or exiled.
The ads continue because Bush wants them to continue.
My Republican friends should pause and reflect on the weird places they find themselves this summer. They are trying to destroy a decorated Vietnam veteran. They are pulling our troops out of Europe and the Far East. They are running up budget deficits of record-breaking sizes. The real Republicans - the true conservatives - that I knew would have considered these acts to be things that only Democrats or wimpy liberals would do. The power-crazy clique in power now are not true conservatives nor adherents to Republican principles.
In a couple years my right-wing friends will be denying they ever approved of such acts. But none will speak out now against them. In typical high-school-locker-room fashion, they go along to get along. They crucify the different person and applaud their clique leader - no matter how nuts he may be.
The ads continue because Bush wants them to continue.
My Republican friends should pause and reflect on the weird places they find themselves this summer. They are trying to destroy a decorated Vietnam veteran. They are pulling our troops out of Europe and the Far East. They are running up budget deficits of record-breaking sizes. The real Republicans - the true conservatives - that I knew would have considered these acts to be things that only Democrats or wimpy liberals would do. The power-crazy clique in power now are not true conservatives nor adherents to Republican principles.
In a couple years my right-wing friends will be denying they ever approved of such acts. But none will speak out now against them. In typical high-school-locker-room fashion, they go along to get along. They crucify the different person and applaud their clique leader - no matter how nuts he may be.
