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Beating dead horses
Gary — (archived)

Mark said:

>Beating dead horses seems to be an over whelmingly favorite
>political past time these days rather than actually getting
>something done.

Maybe they're beating the dead horses because the live ones are too difficult to ride. I'm a Democrat and don't particularly like President Bush. However Bush recognized the immediate danger of Islamic fascism and took measures that he knew would be very unpopular. I admire Bush's courage (rare in a politician) as much as I despise the cowardice and hypocrisy of the far left.

Refer to Wretchard's Three Conjectures:

http://belmontclub.blogspot.com/2003/09/three-conjectures-pew-poll-finds-40-of.html

Using Wretchard's language, we're currently in our "Golden Hour" in terms of dealing with this problem without resorting to mega-deaths. If we go back into "ostrich mode" as we were before 9/11, this problem will not go away. All that changes is the "Golden Hour" expires and mega-deaths become our only option. Liberals, pacificists, etc. like to wail about the immorality of war in Iraq. In the context of the "Golden Hour", I see the liberals and pacificists as the ones who are morally challenged.

Gary

p.s. Have a Happy Father's Day!

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