Posted on 01/01/2013 3:10:16 PM PST by BfloGuy
Yes, I know there are those who think I sometimes go over the top in the way I sledge the opposition. But this is not a criticism I'm going to buy – or ever will buy. Did Churchill ever issue a wartime directive that, following complaints submitted by the German embassy in Dublin, soldiers should refrain from singing hurtful songs about Herr Hitler's monotesticular status? Not as far as I can recall. In war, all is fair game. When the other side behaves badly, it deserves to be called on it – in the most explicit terms possible – not excused on the dubious grounds that if we're a bit nicer to the Imperial Japanese Army and don't draw any nasty cartoons depicting them with buck teeth and thick spectacles maybe next time they'll desist from tying wounded prisoners to trees and using them for bayonet practice.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.telegraph.co.uk ...
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/d...
“This is what I love about progressives. They’re such moral people that they are opposed to the death penalty, but will begin drawing up lists of who should be killed at the drop of a hat.”
Quote of the day!
Global warming is the topic, but it could be taxes, or guns, or national defense, or just about anything else. Liberals are always the same.
An excellent piece. Thanks.
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