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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
You cannot read. I just said that they differed on whether to borrow to pay for the war, not on whether to pay for it. News flash: Voting to spend money is not about "sending a clear message to our troops." We have fax machines and e-mail for that. It's about spending money.
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I understand that. But once the "Kerry Bill" went down, he had a choice of (A) voting to fund based on a bill that he didn't love, but sending a message to the troops that he supports them, and (B) voting not to fund, and sending a message to the President that he disagreed with the method.* He chose (B).
*Go ahead an argue that this is the principled stand.
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Suppose that the President has his appointed puppet leader of another country come to the United States to campaign for him, and has his campaign write the guy's speech. What is the appropriate way to respond to that? Any response gives aid and comfort to the country's enemies, right? Indeed, since Bush is the Commander in Chief, any criticism of him at all gives aid and comfort to our enemies, right?
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It does not give aid and comfort, but it does undercut Allawi's, err, the other leader's, ability to govern and our efforts in that country. What he could have said was something like "I stand firmly behind [Leader] and look forward to working with em and the other leaders when I am president." That is all that needs to be said. He also should have met with the guy and had the decency to show up when he addressed the Senate.
