MoveOn: MoveOver

When the messenger becomes the message things are out of whack. Even after General Petraeus' testimony, the amount of Americans supporting the war effort has declined. All the White House's carefully crafted advertising campaign was for naught. So with all the momentum being built up along comes MoveOn with their half brained New York Times "Betray Us" broadsheet. Obviously, the American public is not stupid and knew that they were being duped. Yet there is still another strong strain in most Americans that want to believe in our uniformed personnel while doubting the direction of the war. MoveOn could have gotten away with slamming Bush but they went over an invisible line by attacking (even if that is not really want they intended to do)the General. Believe him or not, Petraeus has given his life to defending our nation and there seems little in his resume that would call for such harsh words to be used. As stated in this blog before, it is time for all Liberals to get real. Dennis Kucinich is not going to be elected. We live in a rough, give and take world. We push for equitable and reasonable laws but must make compromises as we slowly move in the right direction. Sitting at a computer (just like I am doing) and preaching left wing purity will not stop well financed Republican candidates. It is time to get a bit dirty and worldly if electable Democrats (yes, such as Hillary Clinton) are going to be voted into power. MoveOn, move over to the side, work quietly, and stop panting for unnecessary attention.