Real patriots believe in the principles of America

[teach1st]

Real patriots believe in the principles of America
Robyn E. Blumner, St. Petersburg Times, 3/13 (in print of 3/14)

Impugning the patriotism of others is the favorite sport of flag-wrapped conservatives who have a cribbed view of love of country. These folks become apoplectic when liberals criticize warmaking and are fond of telling people on the left: America, love it or leave it. That is, until the commander in chief is not one whom they voted for. Then they join Tea Parties or found organizations to throw verbal stink bombs in the direction of the president. The hypocrisy eludes them.

Keep America Safe is a conservative advocacy organization run by Liz Cheney, daughter of the former vice president. Its reason for being is to push out a drumbeat of material that traduces the Obama administration's approach to fighting terrorism. The organization wants Americans to believe that President Barack Obama's decisions to return the nation to the rule of law endangers national security.

It's like a little PR firm devoted to the promotion of torture and other Dick Cheney delights.

As VP, Cheney believed in the unitary executive, which included the lawless notion that Congress could not constrain the president's powers on national defense. It is interesting that under the current president, the Cheney family is taking the opposite tack, trying to convince Congress to stand in the way of Obama's stated intentions to close Guantanamo and use the criminal justice system to try terror suspects.

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[DavidDvorkin]

1. Blumner is an excellent columnist

She should have a much bigger audience. Has she ever been on Olbermann or Maddox?

[DeepModem Mom]

2. K&R