Standing Fast

Former Senator and 1972 Democratic Presidential nominee George McGovern lets loose of one the least credible political figures in America today; Vice President Dick Cheney. In the midst of defending the total disaster that is the Bush Administration and their Iraq policy, Cheney had the tenacity to try to fling mud at McGovern while slandering Congressional Democrats for their Iraq policy. The former Senator isn't taking it sitting down.

"(Cheney) also said that the McGovern way is to surrender in Iraq and leave the U.S. exposed to new dangers. The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.

In the war of my youth, World War II, I volunteered for military service at the age of 19 and flew 35 combat missions, winning the Distinguished Flying Cross as the pilot of a B-24 bomber. By contrast, in the war of his youth, the Vietnam War, Cheney got five deferments and has never seen a day of combat — a record matched by President Bush...

We, of course, already know that when Cheney endorses a war, he exempts himself from participation. On second thought, maybe it's wise to keep Cheney off the battlefield — he might end up shooting his comrades rather than the enemy."

I also hope DLC hacks like Peter Beinart, Will Marshall and others, whose slanders and deprecation of McGovern and his campaign led most of them to support this disastrous conflict get a good read too.

Labels: Dick Cheney, George McGovern