Two "Democrats" Betray Democracy
Filed under: US Elections
There are three main contenders left for the presidency of the United States, two "Democrats" and a Republican. All three of them are U.S. Senators.
Yesterday, one of the most important votes in recent memory occurred in the Senate, over whether the U.S. should engage in coercive interrogation such as the infamous "waterboarding" technique. President Bush has said such techniques are necessary in the war on terror and vowed to veto the measure if it passes Congress.
Guess which way "Democrats" Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton voted. They voted for cowardice. In other words, they didn't show up and vote at all, becoming two of only four members of the whole Senate to fail to do so. That is a national disgrace, and ought to disqualify either one of them from serious consideration for the Oval Office.
John McCain, however, did vote. And so-called Mr. non-Conservative voted with President Bush, as did 45 other members of the Senate, sufficient to sustain a presidential veto. Given the fact that, unlike most other members of our society, Mr. McCain has actually be a prisoner of war and actually been subjected to coercive interrogation, one must think long and hard before disagreeing with his judgment. He's expressed necessary criticism of such interrogation techniques, but he's also shown he's willing to listen to conservative voices and take a stand. Here, the fundamentally insane nature of the nutroots leftist wackos is betrayed: If you see only one side of an issue, as they claim about Bush, you are evil. But if, like McCain, you acknowledge both sides and take a stand, you are also evil. The only way you're not evil is if you do exactly what they say (this from the folks who claim to stand for diversity and liberalism). And meanwhile, they choose not to notice the abject silence of their own so-called "leaders." This is, in a nutroot shell, why they haven't reelected an elected president with a majority since World War II, while Republicans have done it four different times.
In other words, McCain a great and courageous leader. And, by contrast, Clinton and Obama are cowering in the shadows like the craven cowards they are. Leadership? They don't know the meaning of the word. Ask yourself this: If he becomes president, how is Barack Obama going to protect us from terrorism? Will he crawl under a rock and hide? Or will he say to Osama bin Laden: "See, I'm black, so you don't need to hate America any more, I feel your pain"? Is that where we are headed? Maybe he'll pull a "Jimmy" and go so far as to boycott the Olympics? The prospect is too terrifying for words.
Let's be clear: What those who oppose coercive interrogation are saying is that we should sacrifice the lives of innocent American citizens if necessary in order to guarantee the civil rights of those who seek to bring America down. That's a noble ideal, and only an American would dare to assert it. But we're talking about exchanging American lives for, in some cases at least, a few seconds of discomfort, and anyone who thinks it's a simple no-brainer is a hopeless idiot, and anyone who would dare to lay claim to the presidency while ducking this issue should be . . . well, waterboarding is too good for them.
Shame on you, you two "Democrats." You have betrayed your country.
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