Comments on: Shifty Specter On Solid Ground

By: Roger Chaillet

Roger Chaillet — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:45:02 +0000

The Republicans are just Democrats in drag.

Sean Hannity is so partisan he cannot grasp this fact.

By: james huggins

james huggins — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:54:53 +0000

The Democrats are an open book. They do the most dishonest things in the most open and unapologetic way. When they give some lame excuse for their chicanery the MSM carries the message with a straight face and Democrat voters buy the story and go back to watching Opera and the view. Republicans, on the other hand are just weak and stupid. There are a few, of course, who make noises like leaders and get my juices stirring, somewhat. After a while Mercer talks me out of it and I go back to wondering who’s going to carry the ball for us. Another fine mess.

By: Mike Marks

Mike Marks — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:06:00 +0000

I know this is way off topic but, here goes anyway. You and I disagree on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, I am listening to your arguments and I’m having second thoughts. I do not consider myself a neo-con. I’ll admit that I initially bought into the idea of exporting democracy. Your characterization of Bush’s motives as a 21st century Manifest Destiny really got my attention. However, I’m not so sure about using our military to export democracy. If we kill millions of people to spread our “religion of peace,” I’m not sure we have made things any better. WWII was different as it was an all-out war for survival. In Europe we were truly seen as liberators. Eventually General MacArthur became a heroic figure in Japan.

I think we were better off leading by example. I think the initial idea of getting the Taliban out of power as a means of getting to Al Qaeda was ok. However, I have my doubts about what we have done since the initial months of the Afghanistan war.

Thinking it through in the south…

[You wanted this letter deleted? It’s good—it means I’m making a difference. I agree about WWII. From the fact that I oppose the terrorist acts of our government—the US’s—doesn’t mean I opposed WWII as a just cause, given Hitler’s advances. Having said this: this is off topic for our other posters.]