Monday, March 3, 2014

The Water’s Edge

It used to be a political nicety that folks in the opposition party didn’t attack a president’s foreign policy or trash it in front of others when they were overseas.  It was even considered to be gauche to do it in public in the middle of a crisis.  That kind of diplomatic unity was expected: “We all support our troops” kind of thing.

We heard that all the time during the Reagan administration: you were a traitor if you dared to suggest that sending Marines to Lebanon was not a good idea.  They were heroes.  It was altogether different when the Republicans went after Bill Clinton for engaging with Kosovo, although they certainly got honked off when Democrats ventured to suggest that invading Iraq was not in our best interest.  Now, apparently, it’s a lost art.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Sunday said that President Obama has not signaled enough strength in approaching Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Well, number one, stop going on television and trying to threaten thugs and dictators. It is not your strong suit,” Graham said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Every time the president goes on national television and threatens Putin or anyone like Putin, everybody’s eyes roll, including mine. We have a weak and indecisive president that invites aggression. President Obama needs to do something.”

Graham stressed that the U.S. needs to act now.

Mr. Graham does not volunteer as to what our next course of action should be.  Why should he?  War is always easy when you’re heckling from the cheap seats.

(PS: Does anyone else find it funny that Lindsey Graham should be telling anyone how to be butch?)

3 barks and woofs on “The Water’s Edge

  1. Yes, here’s the guy who said white guys weren’t making enough white babies; and he has no babies, nor is he married.

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