To Hold Bush Accountable for the Iraq War, the Democrats Should Listen to Richard Nixon

There is one Republican who tries to make a stand against Bush's war. Read the speech that Ron Paul gave in 2002 when he tried to stop the Iraq invasion. http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr100802.htm He is still pushing the issue with his fellow Representatives, both Democrats and Republicans. I wish those in both parties who know we shouldn't have invaded Iraq, and know we should leave now, would unite to make their voices heard loud and clear.

now, there's irony.

I feel that both political parties just may actually accomplish something if one day; they would quit searching out ways to blame each other and actually decided to possibly agree for once.

That would be a historical event in itself.

Republican's. They SAY all the right things and then DO all the wrong things. Listening to Nixon talk about the crimes of LBJ's WH and how they'd be different reminds me of G-Dub's "Two entire divisions would have to report 'Not ready for duty'!" criticism of Clinton's "over stretched" military.

In case anyone needs a refresher, here is a video I made a while back of highlights of Bush's 2000 speech.

It was a campaign appearance at a mall, in those days we called them shopping centers, and Nixon made a short speech in the parking lot. I was with a friend of mine, who was soon to ship out to Vietnam.

Today's pampered and primped, packaged for TV candidates would never stoop to make a campaign stop at a mall parking lot, but here was Nixon, sweating out of every pore in his body, lying his ass off in the hot, late summer Midwestern sun.

And I remember him saying he had a plan for ending the war in Vietnam and my buddy shouting up at Nixon to tell us. It was obvious that my friend was a draftee, his head closely shaven in contrast to my shoulder-length mop, and Nixon recognized him.

"It's a secret," said sweaty Dick, jowls aquiver. "I can't tell you now, but I will when I'm elected president!"

Of course we found how what Nixon's "secret plan" for peace was, more bombing, expanding the war into Cambodia, more lying, more death and a peace settlement nearly identical with the one Lyndon Johnson offered Ho Chi Minh in 1968.

"Oh, for crying out loud! The Democrats are doing EXACTLY what Nixon was doing in these clips, EXPLOITING the tragedy to try to gain political advantage in the NEXT election, but without the leadership or courage to make policy change now."

Got that right, thepen. And like Nixon, they'll continue the war for at least another seven years. I say "at least" because, without a draft, where are the protests in the streets? It's just the same (surviving) troops cycling through redeployments which means most people don't care no matter what their bumper sticker says.

They might care if China calls in our debt since we're running the government on credit so our taxes can go to the warmongers. But that's like wishing for a depression sooner rather than later.

... it's about what you mean. And so mimicking Nixon is pointless. It doesn't look good to mimic Nixon while wetting your pants.

Oh, for crying out loud! The Democrats are doing EXACTLY what Nixon was doing in these clips, EXPLOITING the tragedy to try to gain political advantage in the NEXT election, but without the leadership or courage to make policy change now.

All they have to do is refuse to fund unless it is to bring our troops home. No filibusters, no veto overrides required. That's if they could scrape together a functioning pair of gonads in the Senate.

I didn't think I'd ever hate a president as bad as I did Nixon. While protesting in front of the WH one day in 1972, his entourage of limos almost hit my then pregnant wife as they were leaving the WH. I threw a rock at one of the cars, and even saw Haldeman peering at me from inside one them. I flipped him off. Those were the days. Bush, however, makes Nixon look like a school kid in comparison. Bush and Cheney should be sitting in one of their "special rendition" prisons, awaiting sentencing for treason, war crimes, murder, and violations of the U. S. Constitution. Period. Nixon was indeed bad, but Bush will be the undoing of our country as we know it. He has set in place an executive branch that is so powerful that if someone of his ilk follows him into the WH, we are all doomed. At that point, anyone of any intelligence might want to consider making arrangements to leave this country, or their children will wish they had. That's what I believe.

lisajoy

This is perfect to send to the Democrats in Congress (and even some Repubs).
Surely someone out there knows how to forward this on to our Senators & Reps?
Help me. Or--just do it!