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Scairp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-24-04 01:33 PM
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Wow-everyone needs to read Josh Marshall today
Scroll down to the post time dated 12:44 am. He really hits the nail on the head. A sample below:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com

The current debate about these two men's military service has put the spotlight on physical courage. But that really is a side issue in this campaign, if we're talking substance. The real issue isn't physical bravery but moral cowardice.

President Bush is an examplar of that quality in spades. And it cuts directly to his failures as president. Forget about thirty years ago, just think about the last three years.

Before proceeding on to that, one other point about the two men's service. On the balance sheet of moral bravery, as opposed to physical bravery, the two men are about as far apart as you can be on Vietnam. On the one hand you have Kerry, who already had doubts about whether we should be fighting in Vietnam before he went, and put his life on the line anyway. On the other hand, you have George W. Bush who supported the war, which means he believed the goal was worth the cost in American lives. Only, not his life. He believed others should go; just not him. It's the story of his life.

That is almost the definition of moral cowardice.




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xcmt Donating Member (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-24-04 01:44 PM
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1. His past few posts..
..have all been dead-on. I think he's in an especially garrulous groove, this week. You can tell the media treatment on SBVT is getting on his nerves, so he's not pulling many punches.
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Scairp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-24-04 01:51 PM
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2. Yeah
But this is a great piece of writing. He really got to the heart of the matter, so to speak.
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catlawyer Donating Member (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-24-04 02:28 PM
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3. Excellent (n/t)
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