--- Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, he was criticizing Daschle's comments that were > critical of Bush last > summer.
Then he was wrong to do so. > > So, let me get this straight, you would actually > suggest that Daschle > should be thrown out of the Senate and then > convicted on treason charges? No, of course not. But it's not Daschle who went to Baghdad and made statements supportive of Saddam Hussein just before the war. Daschle, incidentally, has actually made quite a few statements about how well the war is going and how things are humming along in Iraq. He's _much_ more responsible than most members of his party. > None of which excuses the Democrats for doing it. > But, to point the finger > only at the other side is partisan, IMHO. > > > Dan M. I'm not claiming that no Republicans are doing it. I'm claiming that much more important Democrats are doing it much more often. Which I think you agree with, Dan, even if you aren't willing to come right out and admit it. I'm further claiming (and I don't think you can deny this one either) that Democrats are pretty continually whining about how Republicans are "questioning their patriotism". Well, maybe. But they're not doing it _nearly_ as often as their Democratic opponents, who appear to be saying that in order to protect themselves from any and all criticism of their (often quite embarassingly bad) foreign policy records. If you're going to say "my opponent is questioning my patriotism" as a defense, you're kind of obligated to not be doing it all the time yourself. President Bush has - unlike John Kerry - not been using that claim as a defense all the time _although he would have much better grounds to do so_. That, even more than the importance and frequency with which Democrats are making that claim, is what makes their behavior far worse. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
