Tom Delay and other Republican Idiots

[LiviaOlivia]

NO WORD YET ON THE DEATH TOLL FROM DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION TO BUSH'S JUDGES


In June of last year, when Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle bemoaned the Bush administration's diplomatic bungling on Iraq, House Speaker Dennis Hastert said the comment came "mighty close" to giving "comfort" to the enemy. More recently, Republican Senator Mitch McConnell laid into Ted Kennedy, whose criticisms of the postwar, he ominously noted, would be seen in Baghdad, "where those who are fighting Americans on the street can view them." Even President Bush has suggested dissenters should remain silent, saying during his April 13 press conference that comparing Iraq to Vietnam "sends the wrong message to our troops and sends the wrong message to the enemy." But Tom DeLay broke new ground on April 16 with his comment that the "politicization of the <9/11> Commission undermines the war effort and endangers our troops." What on earth can that mean? At least criticism of Iraq has something to do with the situation in that country, but what exactly do hearings about pre-September 11 intelligence have to do with Iraq? And how exactly could they threaten the American troops stationed there? No word yet on how many deaths have needlessly resulted from the Commission's efforts.

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[cornermouse]

1. And Daschle's reward

Frist has been going to South Dakota in an attempt directly aimed at getting Daschle out. This is not the first time these people have picked a democratic representative and focused major outside effort at unseating them. In fact, it seems well on its way to becoming business as usual for the republican party.