Harry should give 'em hell

Readers are surely aware of the VP's recent scathing comments directed personally at Sen. Harry Reid, to wit:

What’s most troubling about Senator Reid’s comments yesterday is his defeatism. . . . And the timetable legislation that he is now pursuing would guarantee defeat. Maybe it is a political calculation.

While the good senator was not without a response--

“The president sends out his attack dog often” and “I’m not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody who has a 9 percent approval rating."

-- I must admit I have been wishing he were even more direct about The Regime's deceits, militarism and political gamesmanship. [See another good response from Reid's spokesperson here.] At any rate, today at Crooks & Liars, I read of someone who called Reid's office to praise his stances, and

His office told her that of the calls they've received, few have been positive. . . . Let's let Harry Reid know we appreciate him speaking the truth. You can email his office or call (202) 224-3542.

So, I did write him.

[snip] I would like to thank you for being as direct, honest, and active as you and your congressional colleagues have been in trying to end our military adventurism. I encourage you to persevere in your efforts to bring the troops home from Iraq and to focus what efforts our nation can on bringing genuine peace to that people.

Next time, the VP or somebody else directs personal abuse at you, feel free to call them on their lies that led to popular support for the war, on their abysmal political and military failures in the aftermath of the invasion, and on their (Cheney's) likely war-profiteering. They have betrayed this nation's security and interests, its military, its international reputation, its Constitutional democracy, and its very soul. Impeachment is too kind a fate.

Give 'em hell, Harry.

(The Revd. Dr.) [ChiTom]