Iraq: Who Has the Right Plan?

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Beems,

I too was against the war starting, but that has nothing to do with what we need to do from here. I know you will probably reply with "well they were so wrong about the war, why should I trust them now?" To that I would reply (a) Petraeus is not "they" and (b) I don't quite follow the logic "They were wrong then, so they must always be wrong."

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Beems,

I too was against the war starting, but that has nothing to do with what we need to do from here. I know you will probably reply with "well they were so wrong about the war, why should I trust them now?" To that I would reply (a) Petraeus is not "they" and (b) I don't quite follow the logic "They were wrong then, so they must always be wrong."

But it's not just the war. It's the Katrina disaster, appointing incompetents like Alberto Gonzales and Mike Brown ... Trying to get Bush's own personal lap dog, Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court ... "Looking into Vladimir Putin's soul" ... giving control of the ports of our country to an Arab state ... signing the most agregious attack on the First Amendment by supporting Campaign Finance Reform ... steadfastly refusing to secure the borders at the same time they keep telling us that we are still a target ... appointing what turned out to be a corrupt, mafia-influenced thug to head the Department of Homeland Security ... trying to deny rights of Habeas Corpus to American citizens ... bankrupting Medicare by adding prescription drug coverage to an already over-burdened budget, grossly miscalculating its costs (including the costs of the war) ... giving us disasters like No Child Left Behind, the Patriot Act, and Faith-Based Initiatives ... a Vice-President trying to convince us that the Office of the Vice President isn't a part of the Executive Branch ... "Bring 'em on" ...

Past performance is the best indicator of future performance. So you'll have to forgive me if I have trouble believing anything else this inept bunch of buffoons tries to tell us about anything.

Oh, and 70chip, you and I come from basically the same political philosophy. You HAVE to believe that Limbaugh, Hannity, and all the conservative pundits would be calling for the heads of Clinton, Kerry or Gore if they'd have given us the things I've listed here. You're a conservative, right? Can you honestly stand there with a straight face and defend this administration? Especially when they've gone out of their way to demonstrate how unconservative they really are?