Via C&L and My Left Nutmeg:
Everybody's second-favorite Connecticut moron, Chris Shays:
"I can’t think of hardly anything this new Congress, my Democratic colleagues have done to help our soldiers win in Iraq and allow them to come home succeeding rather than failing to help the Iraqi people live in a safe and free Iraq. Free from terrorism, free from foreign intervention."
Now, first of all, somebody needs to tell Chris Shays that Iraq is, in fact, under foreign intervention. They've been invaded and occupied by a little country he may have heard of called the United States. But then again, he maybe can't be expected to keep that straight because he suffers from the painful disability of being a total fucking moron.
He goes on to say that James Clyburn said "basically, that if things go well in Iraq it's bad for Democrats." The critical word there, of course, is "basically," which is wingnut for "everything that I am about to say is a complete lie."
But those aren't even what I'm writing about. Mostly, I'm hoping Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and every Democrat appeaser of the Republican hissy-fit crew reads that quote. Over and over.
That's right, Harry, Nancy, Rahm, etc. A no-strings war supplemental. Condemnation of MoveOn. The defeat of the Webb Amendment. All for nothing. No pat on the head for you. No hearty handshake of bipartisan chumminess. No mutual respect and admiration.
Gosh, what ingrates, huh? It's like they don't even like you. It's like they're going to try to make you look bad any way they can. Like they're - I don't know - opposed to you in some way.
After all you've done for them.
Gee, maybe if you gave into them a little bit more they'd have no choice but to respect you! Yeah, that'll work!
Wake. Up. This bipartisan comity you're looking for has never existed and never will. (And don't get me started on the media.) They respect force; they are driven by fear. Give them something to fear. And I'm not talking about a sternly worded letter.
Because as Shays showed once again, this flowers-and-candy business ain't making it. They're just not that into you.