David and I have both expressed our reservations as regards John McCain… As a senator and as a Republican, much less as a Republican president. Yet, the blind pig will find the acorn occasionally [1].
McCain’s people have got him started with a petition that actually contains some common sense. On the other hand, this acorn is one that wasn’t all that hard to find. The petition runs thus::
The supplemental appropriations bill that passed the Senate on March 27, calling for a date certain withdrawal from Iraq, is nothing more than a guaranteed date of surrender.
It is a refusal to acknowledge the dire consequences of failure, in terms of the stability in the Middle East and the resulting impact on the security of all Americans, whether home or abroad.
Democrats have chosen the politically expedient position of failure rather than putting aside the small politics of the day in the interest of our nation and the values upon which this nation rests.
We the undersigned remain steadfast in our support for the war against terrorism and mindful of the consequences of failure in Iraq, even if Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid refuse to acknowledge those consequences.
We support our troops and the new strategy and believe it should be given the opportunity to succeed. American national security interests are directly at stake. Success or failure in Iraq is the transcendent issue for our foreign policy and our national security. People say they want to defeat the terrorists, but if we withdraw from Iraq prematurely, it will be the terrorists’ greatest triumph.
If we leave Iraq based on an artificial timetable, al Qaeda will be free to plan, train for and conduct operations from Iraq just as they did in Afghanistan before 9/11.
Signed, [YOUR NAME]
To be honest, I’ve been reluctant to post anything containing a link to any of his sights, for fear of you ending up on his mailing lists. At the same time, when he gets one right, I can hardly turn away.