Philosophy
Apropos of the discussion over the weekend:
Republican Congressman Peter Roskam of Illinois is in a tight race with Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth. In a recent debate he accused Ms. Duckworth of wanting to "cut and run" on the issue of Iraq.
Nothing odd, there, a standard tactic for any Republican incumbent getting heat about the mishandling of the war.
But Ms. Duckworth is a veteran of this war in Iraq, having flown Blackhawk helicopters for the Army. Ok, it's cheap to accuse someone of running from a fight she actually fought, but mere rhetoric.
Then you come to realize that the person who is being accused of "running" lost both her legs in Iraq. Ugh.
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Philosophy
Ugh!
Apropos of the discussion over the weekend:
Republican Congressman Peter Roskam of Illinois is in a tight race with Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth. In a recent debate he accused Ms. Duckworth of wanting to "cut and run" on the issue of Iraq.
Nothing odd, there, a standard tactic for any Republican incumbent getting heat about the mishandling of the war.
But Ms. Duckworth is a veteran of this war in Iraq, having flown Blackhawk helicopters for the Army. Ok, it's cheap to accuse someone of running from a fight she actually fought, but mere rhetoric.
Then you come to realize that the person who is being accused of "running" lost both her legs in Iraq. Ugh.
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Happy independence day, everyone. To show that there's no hard feelings, here's a couple of thoughts relating to Great Britain. The first is truly a celebration of freedom. Alan Johnston, the BBC reporter who has done some of the best work in...
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In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln said, "The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what...
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