[radar101]

In citing Rice's childlessness, Boxer was doing what many lefties do — coming up with conditions that others must meet in order to be entitled to dissenting opinions. It makes about as much sense as arguing, before the war, that only people whose children had to live in Iraq under Saddam Hussein had a right to oppose U.S. troops in Iraq.

No, Boxer was pitching the propaganda to fellow liberals who don't really respect those who pay a personal price, but say they do.

[tioga]

I would suspect that the mom, in the article, who lost her son was mocked by her comments. As if no one would care about her child but her. Boxer managed to offend all kinds of people with her attack on Condi.