Fifth Columnists
If Representaitive Jim Moran didn’t exist, I swear we conservatives would have to invent him:
House Democratic leaders offered a full-throated defense last night of their plans to link Iraq war spending with rigorous standards for resting, training and equipping combat troops, saying that they would hold President Bush accountable for failing to meet those readiness tests.
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But some Democrats, especially those from conservative districts, remain wary. Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (Va.), who supports the plan, said many Democrats “want to make sure this is still President Bush’s war. It’s his war to manage, and it’s his war to end.”
I couldn’t have put it better myself, Jimmy—and, believe me, I’ve tried. The Democrats don’t back the president, they don’t back the country, and they certainly don’t back the troops. Just listen, and they tell you so themselves.
Of course, Moran is known for saying a lot of ugly truths about his party and the Left:
What do Sen. Carl Levin, author Michael Lerner, activist Phyllis Bennis, opinion journalist Bruce Shapiro, and civil-rights advocate Michael Ratner have in common? All are among the veritable phalanx of liberal Jews who are at the forefront of the movement to stop President Bush from using military force to topple dictator Saddam Hussein.
So how is it that Rep. James Moran (D., Va.) can think, much less say: “If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this.”?
Moran was also one of the only 37 members of the House who voted against the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act. I guess instead of calling him and his ilk a Fifth Columnist, I should call him an Eight Per Center.