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04/12/2004: "Treason?"

Muqdata al-Sadr was quoted this week parroting Senator Kennedy’s “George Bush’s Vietnam” analogy. That should tell everyone that, yes, these people do listen to our news and dispel any doubt that during a time of war; we must be careful of what we say. Especially, if you are in a perceived position of power.

With his statement, Senator Kennedy demoralizes our troops and gives encouragement to the enemy. It is politically savvy and its treasonous behavior in a time of war. Oh I know, here comes the Freedom of Speech crowd and “America is turning into a police state under John Ashcroft”….blah, blah, blah. Yes, we hear your objections, duly noted, and discounted.

In case you haven’t noticed, Freedom of Speech does have its limitations. You are not free to say anything and everything that you may feel like saying without consequence. If you don’t believe that, test it by openly calling for the assassination of a political figure in this country and see how quickly you are in the custody of the nearest FBI agent. Another example is a little thing called “slander” that the law allows punitive damages for in exchange for the over-the-top exercising of your freedom of speech. Every right granted to us comes with a price tag called responsibility.

It’s bad enough when the average hardworking American acts irresponsibly in public but when an elected “leader” and in Senator Kennedy’s case I use the term leader loosely, it is unconscionable. At worst, the War in Iraq will be President Bush’s Chappaquiddick.

Teddy should become the poster boy for the proponents of term limits. With each year he has spent in “public” service he has become more bloated, bloviated, and bellicose in his partisan attacks. None of which is doing this country any "service" at a time of war.