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ceebeegeePresident Bush opposed the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Then he supported it. President Bush opposed the creation of an independent 9/11 commission. Then he supported it.
During the election of 2000, Mr. Bush opposed the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill, denounced nation-building and said gay marriage was an issue to be decided by the states. This was before he signed McCain-Feingold into law, invaded Iraq and called for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
It is time for the media to stop propagating the myth that John Kerry is a morally equivocal flip-flopper while excusing the president's reversals as mere political pragmatism.
And even better:
In "All Things to All People," David Brooks writes, "There were so many military men at the Democratic convention I almost expected John Kerry to mount the stage in full body armor and recite the war speech from 'Henry V.' "
That indeed would have looked foolish, not anything like landing on an aircraft carrier in a jump suit under a banner declaring "Mission Accomplished."
Beautiful.
And might I add, it looks especially foolish from a man who never actually, you know, fought for his country.
During the election of 2000, Mr. Bush opposed the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill, denounced nation-building and said gay marriage was an issue to be decided by the states. This was before he signed McCain-Feingold into law, invaded Iraq and called for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
It is time for the media to stop propagating the myth that John Kerry is a morally equivocal flip-flopper while excusing the president's reversals as mere political pragmatism.
And even better:
In "All Things to All People," David Brooks writes, "There were so many military men at the Democratic convention I almost expected John Kerry to mount the stage in full body armor and recite the war speech from 'Henry V.' "
That indeed would have looked foolish, not anything like landing on an aircraft carrier in a jump suit under a banner declaring "Mission Accomplished."
Beautiful.
And might I add, it looks especially foolish from a man who never actually, you know, fought for his country.
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Date: 2004-08-03 08:55 am (UTC)In any case, IMO those on the left who are doing what you claim, are having some fun at the expense of those on the right who screamed nonstop about Clinton's lack of military service. It is pretty funny. Nice to see the tables so neatly turned, although of course all along it's been fun to poke Limbaugh about his hypocrisy WRT military service.
I have no problem with either military service or lack thereof, but if you avoided the draft, just admit it. Please don't think I assign the same level of sacrifice to the National Guard, or think that counts as anything like actually going to Vietnam. Just admit it: "I was scared--I didn't want to go to Vietnam for a cause in which I didn't believe, and possibly get killed or maimed. I had resources/connections the average draftee didn't have, and I utilized them." And those goes for both Clinton and Bush. What I find hypocritical is Bush's history of ducking military service while beating the drums and pretending he's some sort of hero to them (like the jumpsuit nonsense). Stop playing toy soldier, Bush. You never served. It's offensive.
And I think if you turn to Kerry's website, to which he referred voters in his speech, you can see what he's done since then.
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Date: 2004-08-03 09:13 pm (UTC)I personally don't view military service as a major issue, but since the Republicans made it a big issue during the Clinton campaign, and since they're very gung-ho when it comes to beating the war drum, I'm happy to see Kerry stick it to them.