I Didn't Know About any Stinkin' Waterboarding!
I heard a Democratic pundit on TV today say that calling Nancy Pelosi a liar was way out of line. It was far too strong a term to use regarding this delicate matter. As Tony Snow used to say from the podium in the White House briefing room, “ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?”
A Flexible Lexicon
How many times did we hear the phrase, “Bush lied, {fill in the blank}”? Bush was accused repeatedly, lustily, full throated, spittle flying, of lying about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. What is the definition of a lie?
“To make a statement that one knows is false, esp. with intent to deceive.” — YourDictionary.com
So, the CIA, the intelligence agencies of several allies, all provided information that indicated that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. Saddam had used weapons of mass destruction on the Kurds, and the Iranians. So Bush reached the conclusion, which was backed by Congress, by their vote authorizing the use of force, and the UN that weapons of mass destruction existed. Yes, they were all wrong, but how was Bush to know this information was false, when his advisors and the advisors of our allies said it was true? So, how is this a lie? Simple, a Republican is held to a higher standard than a Democrat. For a Republican, a lie is whatever the Democrats say it is. For a Democrat, a lie is whatever the Democrats say it is.
Dear Nancy
Nancy Pelosi sat in a room where she and Porter Goss were briefed on waterboarding, but she says she wasn’t briefed. Documents prove she was there. Porter Goss remembers her being there. Did she have her fingers in her ears, stamping her feet, and yelling, “Nah, Nah, Nah, I can’t hear you!”? Now let’s apply the above definition to dear Nancy. She made several statements, all caught on video tape, vehemently denying that she knew waterboarding was actually used. This was for one purpose only, to deceive the American people and her supporters, that she was not involved, nor did she approve in what has now been redefined as torture.
International Embarrassment
I don’t know about you, but I find it embarrassing to have such gutless people in positions of authority in government. Say want you mean, mean what you say. The bottom line is that these statists, have no principles. They have no moral compass to guide their behavior. Their only guide is how to tighten their grasp on power and how to take away as much liberty as possible from the American people. In doing so, those same people will depend more and more on government and keep these moral midgets in power.
