John Edwards is a prince of the Democratic party, that party’s vice-presidential nominee last time around, and a contender for president this time around. Have you been following his words, policies, and actions? Last week, he had this to say: "Today, as a result of what George Bush has done, we have more terrorists and fewer allies. There was no group called al Qaeda in Iraq before this president’s war in Iraq."
Yes, it’s true there was no group called al Qaeda in Iraq -- instead, al Qaeda was in New York, Washington, and elsewhere. And the cowboy from Texas did not invent the Qaeda threat.
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Also, consider the phrase "this president's war in Iraq." Is that the way would-be presidents should talk? Does Edwards have the judgment and breadth -- or even the simple class -- to be president?
Furthermore, Edwards said this: “If Mayor Giuliani believes that what the president has done is good . . . and runs a campaign for the presidency saying ‘I will give you four more years of what this president has done,’ he’s allowed to do that. He will never be elected president, but he is allowed to do that.”
He is allowed to do that. Why, thank you, Mr. Edwards. What a snippy, prissy little . . . candidate.
So, what's wrong with the phrase, "this President's war in Iraq"? I'm not really sure, but since Nord believes that the Invasion of Iraq routed al Qaeda from New York and Washington, I'm not expecting much in the way of logic. I also don't understand his objection to the line about Giuliani, other than it is an attack on one of Nordlinger's macho-man Republicans; but if anybody has no business describing someone else as "prissy" . . .
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I'm sure el Nordo was just fine with the idea of "this president's war" when he and his ilk were prematurely glorying in our illusory triumph; I wonder if he considers the "Mission Accomplished" stunt the action of a man who has the "judgment and breadth" or "simple class" for the presidency.
"Judgment and breadth"! It's like people aren't even trying any more.
Also, notice what he's up to with his grade-school ellipsis stunt closing line, invoking Ann Coulter's "faggot" taunt.
Simple, yes; class, no.
In a sense the NRO article is correct. The Iraq War is a Democratic Party war as well. The Dems disagree on tactics, not on goals.
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