Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) says on ABC News tonight. "This policy has to be changed, we cannot prevail in this war as the policy is going today."Ok, I've had it with this "you're un-American if you criticize the president" crap. It's been over two years since September 11, and it's time for democracy to come back to America. It's not un-American to express concern about our soldiers' safety, or to ask why they don't seem to be getting the supplies and the medical attention and the manpower they need. It's not un-American to honor those who have died by publicly recognizing their sacrifice. And it's not un-American to demand that our leaders be held responsible for any malfeasance in getting us into this war, or in conducting it.
Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) responds: "That is a very ugly thing to say, and gives great confidence to our enemies that they then therefore are winning."
I'm not sure what Rep. Buyer thinks he was elected for, but it sure as hell wasn't to be a rubber-stamp Politburo for Premier Bush-akov. We elected these guys to a separate and equal branch of government. If Rep. Buyer wants to abdicate his oversight responsibilities regarding national security, then he should get out of Congress and make way for someone who understands what being an American congressman is really about.
