Moral Authority
Laura Ingram brought up a great point about 'moral authority' this morning. People grant Cindy Sheehan 'moral authority' because she lost a son in Iraq. People grant McCain 'moral authority' because he was a vet and a prisoner of war.
Unfortunately, moral authority only applies when people are trying to neuter the United States.
Sure, McCain would like to think that he's elevating the US to a higher moral ground, but in reality, he sending a message that we are weak. We are dealing with a people who have no regard for human life. To be captured by terrorist mean torture and death. To be captured by the US means "three hots and a cot", twenty extra pounds, and better health care than you could ever imagine.
Terrorist aren't going to treat our people better because of the way we treat their people. Hell, they don't even treat their people well.
This is another reason why McCain has as good of a chance of getting my vote as Cindy Sheehan.
Current Affairs, McCain, Cindy Sheehan
Unfortunately, moral authority only applies when people are trying to neuter the United States.
Sure, McCain would like to think that he's elevating the US to a higher moral ground, but in reality, he sending a message that we are weak. We are dealing with a people who have no regard for human life. To be captured by terrorist mean torture and death. To be captured by the US means "three hots and a cot", twenty extra pounds, and better health care than you could ever imagine.
Terrorist aren't going to treat our people better because of the way we treat their people. Hell, they don't even treat their people well.
This is another reason why McCain has as good of a chance of getting my vote as Cindy Sheehan.
Current Affairs, McCain, Cindy Sheehan
Posted by Surly Dave on
Friday, September 15, 2006
