First of all, I wish I could have said "geezers" vs. white guys, but I am waiting for Barbara Mikulski to step up to the plate.
Has anyone noticed that the most vocal critics of the war and/or the execution of the war (torture, no-bid contracts) tend to come from the septuagenarian ranks? Murtha, Warner, McCain, Byrd (older than salt), Kennedy, and for some reason Feingold (oh yeah, Madison is stuck in the 70's).
Why is this important? It is important to recognize the wisdom that comes with age. It is important to make parallels between today and yesterday. It is important to recognize the courage it takes to stand up to the most powerful White House in decades and command its attention. (flip)
Most importantly, it is important to once and for all end this nonsense of term limits. While it is wise to have fresh faces elected to Congress for obvious reasons; it is equally as important to keep those grizzled old hands around for their surprisingly fresh ideas.
Who but Jack (what an old school name) Murtha possesses the experience and insight gained from multiple administrations and multiple wars to offer his unvarnished, unpolished opionion; damn the consequences? Who but a John McCain to openly defy this admistration and jeopardize his political support among his torture-loving base? Who but a Harry Reid to pull a "stunt" and shut down the Senate just to get the country talking again?
Sure, these old geezers drive us nuts with many of their quaint notions of what life used to be like; but isn't that what they're telling us now. Life used to be so different. Life used to be so quaint. Let's go back to how it used to be. We'll show you the way.