Congressman, speaking in Baghdad, calls Bush a liar

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Monday, September 30, 2002 WHOSE SIDE ARE THEY ON?: Congressman Jim McDermott has just accused president Bush of wilfully lying to the American people about national security threats from Saddam or Al Qaeda. He said this not on the floor of the House or in his district - but in Baghdad, the capital city of a despot who is on the brink of war with the United States. At a time when the U.S. government is attempting some high-level diplomatic maneuvers in the U.N., when Saddam is desperate for any propaganda ploy he can muster, these useful idiots play his game. I think what we're seeing now is the hard-core base of the Democratic Party showing its true colors, and those colors, having flirted with irrelevance and then insouciance are now perilously close to treason. Here's a section of the New York Times story on these people:

Speaking of the administration, Mr. McDermott said, "I believe that sometimes they give out misinformation." Then he added: "It would not surprise me if they came up with some information that is not provable, and they've shifted. First they said it was Al Qaeda, then they said it was weapons of mass destruction. Now they're going back and saying it's Al Qaeda again." When pressed for evidence about whether President Bush had lied, Mr. McDermott said, "I think the president would mislead the American people."

So at a crucial juncture in American diplomacy, this Democrat is saying that Bush is a liar and a cheat - and in Baghdad! The only word for this is vile. Then there's David Bonior, the second-ranking Democrat in the House, who said the following: "We've got to move forward in a way that's fair and impartial. That means not having the United States or the Iraqis dictate the rules to these inspections." Let's be clear here. This guy is saying that we should be neutral between the demands of the United States and Iraq over weapons inspections. Neutral. Between his own country and a vicious military despot with weapons of mass destruction, Bonior cautions neutrality. It seems to me that in the coming elections, this has to be a key issue. Do you want to elect Congressmen who are neutral between Iraq and the U.S. or those who would always put the interests of the U.S. first? Now that the Democrats have upped the ante in this way, I see no reason why the Republicans cannot call them on it.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2002

Answers

Forgot to mention this is an Andrew Sullivan piece, but you probably figured that out already.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2002

"Forgot to mention this is an Andrew Sullivan piece, but you probably figured that out already"

I plead ignorance here. Who is Andrew Sullivan??? Is this the truth?? Did this happen?? Do we have a congress person doing this in Baghdad??

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2002


I LOVE Andrew Sullivan. He's a conservative, gay English writer who lives in the US and writes some of the most brilliant pieces on politics (see andrewsullivan.com). There's another English guy, Christopher Hitchens, who is liberal but still writes brilliant stuff, once you get past his Marxist philosophy, lol!

Yes, it did happen, I saw the guy on TV.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2002


Please don't let the dark navy background dissuade you. I find it easier on the eye to highlight what I want to read--you get blue letters on white that way.

-- Anonymous, October 01, 2002

Old Git.......how did you know?? :>) I tryed to read last night and absolutely couldn't it made my eyes hurt so bad. I went back and just pushed "edit-select all" and I can READ. Thanks.

-- Anonymous, October 01, 2002


Because trying to read it without adjustment almost caused an epileptic seizure and I don't even HAVE epilepsy! It's worth the little bit of trouble, though, isn't it? I haven't seen a bad piece by Andrew since I started reading him, about a year or so ago. He just has an uncanny ability to see straight to the heart of the matter and write about it with refreshing clarity. Maybe I'm prejudiced because I've seen him on TV and he's an entertaining speaker.

-- Anonymous, October 01, 2002

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