Vote Democrat! Get a Kettle, Not a Pot

by max blunt
I’m hearing it from almost every liberal and/or Democrat I talk to: “let go” and “move on.”

The first thing I need to “let go” of is the demand for the investigation, impeachment and removal of war criminals George W. Bush and Dick Cheney for fraudulent pre-Iraq war intelligence, illegal wiretapping, torture and extraordinary rendition among other high state crimes.

The second thing I need to move past is the demand for the de-funding of the criminal U.S. war on Iraq and for the rapid removal of U.S. troops, weapons and bases from that illegally and unjustly occupied nation.

“Get real,” the argument runs. “Pour your political energy into something that can actually win and make a difference – electing Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama or John Edwards and giving them more Democrats to work with in Congress.”

Left-wing calls for Bush’s removal and the end of the illegal occupation, I am told, are dysfunctional and dangerous. The Democrats don’t have the votes in Congress to win on either demand and so will end up looking silly and weak by pursuing impeachment or de-funding.

“Look,” Democrats tell me, “we’ve got Bush where we want him. People hate his war and his presidency. The evil Republicans are drowning in Iraq. Let’s not blow it....LINK