Doggone right with Mark Brighton

August 06, 2007

Moonbats and a Tet offensive

The NY Times of July 30th had some extremely bad news for Carol Shea-Porter in the form of an op-ed piece written by Michael O’Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack. Both of these gentlemen are from the Brookings Institute, which one could never accuse of harboring a conservative bias.

The column’s title said it all, “A War We Just Might Win.” After an 8 day fact finding tour in Iraq, they have concluded that the surge is working. In addition, they recommend that the troops should not be pulled out before the end of 2008.

Shea-Porter and her fellow travelers have not only embraced defeat; they have kissed it on both cheeks and raised the white flag of surrender. They routinely give those who vow to destroy us every hope of success. If the troop surge works, it puts her in an untenable position. What am I saying? She is already there.

Shea-Porter says she supports the troops and that her husband was in the military, so she understands their plight in having to follow, at the very least, “immoral” orders. But her actions demonstrate on a daily basis that her position requires that our troops be killed to prove that we face imminent defeat.

This has to make for awkward dinner conversation. “Yes, dear, I know you were a soldier, but if more of our troops die then we can get them out sooner.”

We do agree on one thing, Carol, that war is horrific and gut wrenching. But the enemy came looking for us and Spain and France and Denmark and England…

Now that there appears to be a real hope of stabilizing Iraq, you and your pals are left to hope for a Tet style offensive before the September report comes out. It makes my skin crawl.

I have only one suggestion, Carol. Don’t get the cider ready for your defeat celebration just yet.

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May 22, 2007

Defunding the war?

According to the Left the mandate of the November 2006 elections was clear and unequivocal – “End the War”. The mandate was so clear that the only way House Democratic leadership could get members of their own party to vote for de-funding was to bribe them with billions in pork.

The mandate was so clear that recently there was a crushing defeat of this latest white flag of surrender, the Senate de-funding bill.

The vote was 67 to 29. The Democrats have control of both houses of Congress, yet they can’t get their own members to cooperate. And the most recent polls show Congress to be six points behind President Bush in approval ratings, a feat that took considerable effort.

Americans have never embraced the bitter pill of surrender. The November elections weren’t about ending the war. Rather they were about results. We are willing to forgive mistakes, but ultimately we want results. Republicans need to take warning. The presidential candidate that is perceived to guarantee results will win. If the Republicans don’t wise up, the winner may hail from the Democrats, in spite of themselves.

My job periodically has me inspecting homes in the heartland of this country. It’s that part of the United States that the Left has no comprehension of and derisively calls “flyover country.” As I go in and out of these folks’ homes, invariably on the mantle is a photo of a young Marine or Army Ranger. These people understand the sacrifices being made. They don’t say it with the nuance of Mitt Romney, but they know we are in a fight against global Jihad. It’s their sons and daughters in harm's way and they want results.

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March 25, 2007

Grow a Spine

Two recent items in the news have caught my attention. They both point to how hard it is currently to be a Democrat. Carol Shea-Porter’s commentary in the Herald (March 22) was ostensibly about de-funding the war and getting the troops home. But there were so many qualifiers with goals and timetables that any mealy mouthed Washington politician could have written it. Perhaps one of her aids wrote it to try to lighten her load.

The other item was the filing by State Reps Jim Splaine and Paul McEachern of HR10. It was a resolution condemning the President’s war policy and recent troop surge. These Democrats were trying so desperately to not been seen as hating the troops that they added enough qualifiers as to render the House Resolution meaningless. The only items left out were Mom and apple pie. If I, as a card carrying conservative, could read it and scratch my head saying this ain’t so bad, then something tells me they are not hitting the notes that they should be. I admire these three politicians but didn’t vote for them. So if what they are saying is placating me then there must be a lot of Democrats steaming mad. I’m getting saddle sores watching them straddle the fence.

If these politicians actually believe that the war is an abomination then they should say so. People may be getting sore watching the President put his policy into action, but it isn’t saddle sore. He’s not riding the fence. That troop surge is taking place come hell or high water.

Democrats need to find a spine. Shea-Porter needs to flat out de-fund the war, no half measures. Splaine and McEachern need to put forth a resolution that is equally definitive. Get off the fence. It’s killing me watching you.

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