Tuesday, September 18, 2007

George McGovern, 1972: "Reorder Our Priorities"

"Does anybody really believe the problem with the war in Iraq is too much questioning of those in authority, too much bluntness, and not enough deference to those who have been in charge of the war for the last four years?

"That's apparently the feeling of all the conservative talk-show hosts and GOP presidential candidates who came down with the vapors over the MoveOn ad that had the temerity to question Gen. David Petraeus. Tens of thousands of dead civilians, nearly 4,000 dead American soldiers, half a billion dollars spent, and the squandering of America's moral authority -- none of that seems to have ruffled their feathers very much. But the ad? Now that has got them royally steamed."

-- Arianna Huffington

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

They see questioning the moral authority of our government as treason but never consider blind allegiance to be cowardice.