Last week I attacked a columnist from the Philadelphia Inquirer (Chis Satullo) for his idiotic column on us “not deserving to celebrate Independence Day” this year.
So, I think it’s only fair to show that not all of the columnists at the Philly Inquirer are…well…frothing-at-the-mouth idiots.
Kevin Ferris has a great column today talking about the courage of Sen. John McCain, and the Obama campaign’s decision to use that courage against McCain.
He concludes:
Clearly, courage and integrity demonstrated over a lifetime of service have their appeal, even if they aren’t the only qualifications for high office. So why did Clark bring it up?
Perhaps this was an example of the new kind of politics we’ve heard so much about. Define McCain by highlighting his strengths: a fierce commitment to serving his country, heroism in wartime, and political courage that leads to bipartisan accomplishments. All vs. an incredibly thin resume, an inability to reach out and get much done, and a habit of hiding behind - and then dumping on - surrogates.
Or maybe it’s as coldly calculating as it seems. In which case, voters have a clear choice for president: One man who has done the uniform proud or one who will use it as needed, disgracing those who suffered or died wearing it.
Exactly. Which is why this veteran is voting for Sen. John McCain in November. And it’s why, when all the votes are tallied, that the majority of active duty military and veterans will have cast votes the same way.
It’s unfortunate a shame that there aren’t more of us.
