Gutless: cowardly administration does not have the stomach to admit massive failure and stop sacrificing so many lives

This passage by Glenn Greenwald from Unclaimed Territory is a good one:

The Bush-following warriors do always seem to reserve their most vicious and patriotism-impugning attacks for the veterans and combat heroes who disagree with the Leader. In his CNN interview, Cheney said several times that the only question is whether we have the "stomach for the fight" in Iraq. As always, it's just a matter of who has the courage and who doesn't.

Apparently, Dick "other priorities" Cheney has the sufficient courage for war, but Vietnam veterans Chuck Hagel (and Jim Webb and Jack Murtha and on and on) lack that courage, the "stomach." It's amazing how often it works out that way.

He also pulls up this quote from Theodore Roosevelt:

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.

They are working hard on their sound-bytes, and they are playing even dirtier than ever. It’s time to get dirty back with sound-bytes that bite, up close and personal: "unpatriotic," "morally treasonable," "gutless," "no stomach" -- good for starters.