Steve Schippert, "The Tank" @ National Review
Regarding yesterday's poll data showing that 1 in 5 Democrats polled actually thinks the world would be better off if America lost the war in Iraq, I said that my first reaction was, "Well if that's so, then why aren't 4 in 5 Democrats trying to win the damned thing?"
My friend Bruce Kesler sent an e-mail that warrants reproducing in full here without any additional commentary.
You ask, Steve, "Perhaps they're the new "Silent Majority"? Indeed they are, and will remain one until after the fact of winning, at which time they will again mostly be silent about their previous silence or anti-war words.
Mark Twain: "In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a brave and scarce man, hated and scorned. When the cause succeeds, however, the timid join him...for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." |