WINNER: Oh Fa Chrissake Award 04/12/06

[WilliamPitt]

Goes to Howard Kurtz for this utterly craven editorial in the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100587.html

Belated Dissenters

By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 12, 2006; 8:51 AM

You know the administration's argument: We are slowly making progress in Iraq, but the media are so fixated on car bombs and suicide attacks they never get around to reporting that.

I would suggest this line is growing dated. The war has aroused a growing number of critics who have nothing to do with the MSM and can't by any stretch be called liberal.

When Republicans and former military men are ripping the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld handling of the war, I'd say that Houston, we have a problem.

My only question in these matters: What took them so long?

I'm not saying they're necessarily right. I am saying that I'm suspicious when people leave jobs where they can actually do something about a policy, and only then -- in articles, books and TV appearances, unburden themselves of the grave doubts they dared not voice when it mattered.

...more...

So...the administration arguments that things are getting better in Iraq is, as you so softly put it, "a little dated." That sounds like a criticism to me, muted though it may be.

But then..."I'm suspicious when people leave jobs where they can actually do something about a policy, and only then -- in articles, books and TV appearances, unburden themselves of the grave doubts they dared not voice when it mattered."

Who on God's earth are you trying to kid, Howard? You've carried more water for this administration than Gunga Din. Where were your burdensome doubts voiced when it mattered? Noplace I've seen.

A little dated indeed.

[fishnfla]

1. a little dated forward indeed

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. Does numbnuts know that military officers can ONLY

speak out after they've left the service?

The most they can do while serving is to write a memo saying "I'm concerned about the ramifications of this action" and when he gets the reply "Thanks, now do it" he does it. He goes by the chain of command, and at the top of that chain is the Chimp, and he does what the Chimp says unless it is a blatantly illegal order. Faced with such an order he can refuse and resign, or be reassigned to Greenland, or he can prove his loyalty and do as he's told.

If these are FORMER military men, I think it is clear which choice they made, and now are speaking publicly as they could not do while in uniform.

[Hand]

3. HOwie has a real sweet thing going...

Cut and paste everyone else's work in extenso, then intersperse a few snide comments here and there. Damn, there's a mighty clever little scam!

Hey, HOwie--paste this!

[lapislzi]

4. 5/12/06? Aren't you getting a little ahead of yourself?

Or do you have a crystal ball there?

[WilliamPitt]

7. Right, right, right

Fixed, thanks.

[quaoar]

5. In 10 years someone will take a poll

and 85 percent of the people will say they never supported the Iraq war.

Just like the polls that were taken after the JFK assassination that showed huge majorities claiming they voted for him.

Mass delusion will set in, but at least it's a good delusion.

[SeattleRob]

6. further evidence

The rats are fleeing the sinking ship. I think we are at the point where Bush's biggest enablers are making the decision to save their own sorry asses. Let's sit back and watch - and pray that they don't do any more damage to our ailing country.