When George Will and I agree I know it is a momentous occasion

[MISSDem]

and the time is now. END THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN!!
"Yesterday," reads the e-mail from Allen, a Marine in Afghanistan, "I gave blood because a Marine, while out on patrol, stepped on a pressure plate and lost both legs." Then "another Marine with a bullet wound to the head was brought in. Both Marines died this morning."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/31/AR2009083102912.html

[byebyegop]

1. All I know is George Will needs to get a new hairpiece

That rat on his head is looking pretty bad these days.

[FrenchieCat]

2. When George Will is about ending a war, you might ask yourself why that would be?

It wouldn't be to do anything positive ever....

If you don't know why Will is saying what he is saying,
then if you are in agreement with him, you might want to revisit you stance.

think about it!

George Will: War Pimp
http://www.counterpunch.org/hughes0924.html


George Will Sticks Up For Gramm: Americans Are ‘The Cry Babies Of The Western World’
Today on ABC’s This Week, conservative columnist George Will acknowledged that the economy had slowed tremendously but nevertheless staunchly defended Gramm’s comments. “Phil Gramm was right of course,” Will declared. “Absolutely”:

WILL: On two points. … We’re not in a recession as commonly defined. That is two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

STEPHANOPOULOS: We may be running there though. Even Bernanke says so.

WILL: We’re not however. Unemployment is just about the post-war average at 5.5 percent. His second point that we’re a nation of whiners: we are the crybabies of the western world. In fact, we have an extraordinarily low pain threshold.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/13/george-will-gramm/


George Will's Ethics
None of Our Business?
By NORMAN SOLOMON

We can argue about George Will's political views. But there's no need to debate his professional ethics.

Late December brought to light a pair of self-inflicted wounds to the famous columnist's ethical pretensions. He broke an elementary rule of journalism -- and then, when the New York Times called him on it, proclaimed the transgression to be no one's business but his own.

It turns out that George Will was among a number of prominent individuals to receive $25,000 per day of conversation on a board of advisers for Hollinger International, a newspaper firm controlled by magnate Conrad Black. Although Will has often scorned the convenient forgetfulness of others, the Times reported that "Mr. Will could not recall how many meetings he attended." But an aide confirmed the annual $25,000 fee.

Even for a wealthy commentator, that's a hefty paycheck for one day of talk. But it didn't stop Will from lavishing praise on Black in print -- without a word about their financial tie.

In early March, Will wrote a syndicated piece that blasted critics of President Bush's plans to launch an all-out war on Iraq. Several paragraphs of the column featured quotations from a speech by Black. The laudatory treatment began high in the column as Will referred to some criticisms of Bush policies and then wrote: "Into this welter of foolishness has waded Conrad Black."

The column did not contain the slightest hint that this wonderful foe of "foolishness" had provided checks to fatten the columnist's assets at $25,000 a pop.
http://www.counterpunch.org/solomon01022004.html

[customerserviceguy]

3. Once even the Repukes

started to say Vietnam was a mistake, it on the way to being over.

[Alcibiades]

4. If he says go right, you know to go left

Sorry, but if this is what he thinks, then I am suddenly in favor of escalation. He must be afraid that we will win this war under a Democratic president. If we pull out, they can accuse all Democrats of being defeatist.

He is always wrong.