Despicable. Did Obama make a late night trip to view military bodies from Afghanistan so that he could invoke it in pitching health care to his fellow Democrats? But Fort Hood intervened for an even deeper impact? Yes, with this one, I will always question the timing, I'm afraid. What a disgraceful, unworthy comparison the Democrats sopped right up.
Soldiers die in the line of duty to preserve American freedom, not to serve as distasteful implements of the politician's trade to strip freedom away.
“Sacrifice is not casting a vote that might lose an election for you; it is the sacrifice that someone makes when they wear the uniform of this country and that unfortunately a number of people made this week,” said Andrews.
“It made a lot of people feel a little less sorry for themselves about their political problems,” he added. “This is an emotional time for a lot of our folks politically, but this is politics and I think he correctly pointed out what’s a heck of a lot more important.”
These people are sick.
Posted by: RB | Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 09:53 PM
I'm glad he went to pay his respects, he should. What the hell were the photographers doing there? Who the hell is advising this guy? Everything is a facade with this empty suit.I guess there's no such thing as a "selfless act" in his world.
Posted by: Dave B | Monday, November 09, 2009 at 01:56 AM
was bout to drop a lil comment over at Ann's regards her post ... when I read the first comment by Scott (run away elmo!).
Me, can no longer be bothered trying to keep a scorecard. But that was skeery. Very.
Posted by: Elmo | Monday, November 09, 2009 at 06:43 AM
And here is what the great heroes (5 more congressopaths than voted against it) have lied about:
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/11/08/maybe-this-time/
Heroes are buried, along with the unlucky and/or unskilled, in military cemeteries.
Posted by: Fred Beloit | Monday, November 09, 2009 at 07:41 AM