tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post903325251149046282..comments2024-01-01T19:49:13.788-08:00Comments on The Vigil: Whether It's Iraquagmire, Iraq-Nam, or Bush-Nam...Vigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-44901029056827728212007-11-01T13:01:00.000-07:002007-11-01T13:01:00.000-07:00Good post Vigil. I need to think about it.Good post Vigil. I need to think about it.MadMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753739401363847764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-83119648747104713142007-10-31T12:53:00.000-07:002007-10-31T12:53:00.000-07:00Vig, this is a fantastic post, in which you have c...Vig, this is a fantastic post, in which you have captured the the lessons we should have learned from a previous insanity and dropped then squarely into our own time.<br><br>There is an answer... They died for the love of our country. However, this does not change for a minute that the Bush Regime has squandered their lives in a failed quest for oil and power.TomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-25414162254919154202007-10-30T20:44:00.000-07:002007-10-30T20:44:00.000-07:00This is a really powerful post, Vigilante. I'...This is a really powerful post, Vigilante. I'm still digesting and processing it so I don't have a real comment at the moment. But thank you for posting it. Really great stuff, as always.Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587216740731401718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-62400836504495793912007-10-30T19:17:00.000-07:002007-10-30T19:17:00.000-07:00"What did they die for?"They died for th..."What did they die for?"<br><br>They died for the Little Timmy Russerts of the world, who won't criticize the President's policies and think America is all about apple pie, baseball, and fatherhood.No. 44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-51303317308345656132007-10-30T15:19:00.000-07:002007-10-30T15:19:00.000-07:00When will Russert be discredited? He and the Chri...When will Russert be discredited? He and the Chris Matthews of this world cheerleaded the country into this occupation and helped skewer John Kerry's 2004 candidacy while bumping up their hero, GW (and Giuliani).Urban Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02556606553132406807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-36260245409789798652007-10-30T13:01:00.000-07:002007-10-30T13:01:00.000-07:00Its just too damn sad that the older Kerry of 2004...Its just too damn sad that the older Kerry of 2004 couldn't channel the younger, less groomed, version. Had he been able to communicate on that level in 2004 there might not have been a second Bush term despite the best efforts of Karl Rove.<br><br>On the other hand the America of that era was forced by means of the draft to stay more connected to the conflict. The one we have now, living largely away from the fighting, is content to issue platitudes to the troops while Bush and company continue to massage and stroke fears of more attacks in this country.Beach Bumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.com