Publius Is Off His Meds
by tgirschJune 25th, 2006
And he’s also absolutely correct:
But no, that’s too much for our brave strong-on-security majority party. For the benefit of an election, they’ve decided to close ranks behind Bush’s Iraq policy. It’s not just that they’re abdicating their responsibility to our soldiers by refusing to demand change, they’re now actually engaged in full-throated cheerleading. And what makes this newfound enthusiasm particularly grotesque is that they now know that Bush’s policy is (and has been) a failure. But they cheer him on anyway, acknowledging nothing and ignoring reality regardless of the human costs.
And to make things even worse, we’re being subjected to this media/pundit narrative that (explicitly or implicitly) praises this “strong” strategy and condemns the Democrats for being divided. People at places like the Note (who Josh Marshall aptly described as imbeciles) are fawning and slobbering over Rove’s new strategy. Even Andrew Sullivan is falling prey.
Well let me tell you something as plainly as I can. If you think this way, you are fucking insane.
We need to be very clear on what exactly this great new strategy is. It is a conscious decision that human life means less than political power. It is a decision that extra dead Americans are worth less than jeopardizing an election by admitting a mistake. And what’s especially infuriating (and unforgiveable) is that the GOP officials know that the current policy isn’t working, but refuse to demand change regardless of the human costs. To use soldiers’ lives as political pawns in this way is the height of immorality.
Only the most mindless of reporters and pundits would see this strategy and put Democrats on the defensive about it. Rather than asking about the divisions in the party that is actually trying to force some kind of change, why not ask Republicans why they’re not demanding change? Closing ranks behind this policy is as absurd as it gets. Why isn’t that the story? Why aren’t those questions being asked?
nice title
Good points made well.
As for the questions at the end, the imbecile problem is hardly confined to The Note.
In honor of the 4th of July, I encourage everyone to re-read our Declaration of Independence (http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/declaration_transcript.html)
Look closely at the list of transgressions the founding fathers listed for King George of England. More than a few of them look very familiar for King George of Bush.