| I often say "those that forget the lessons of history, tend to vote GOP". And it's no coincidence that that link was to a blogpost about Generals and the GOP ChickenHawks that were supervising them.
In short, even before the Reign Of Error by Boy Blunder And The Plunderers began, Neo-Cons had this swell idea of invading Iraq. Along comes 911 and Osama Been Forgotten Osama NowBe Dead - PNAC's "New Pearl Harbor", and these boys are in business.
One of the first casualties in the misAdministration of Bush The Lesser's switch from The Powell Doctrine (war of overpowering force) to The RumsFailed Doctrine (war on the cheap) was General Erric Shinseki, who had the audacity to tell Congress what they needed to hear - not what Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, et al wanted them to hear. Here's what Wolfowitz said, following Shinseki's testimony that Iraq would (correctly) require hundreds of thousands of troops to secure the peace: "wildly off the mark." So Shinseki was sacked.
To recap - the Good Soldier, General Shinseki, called it like he saw it - and the GOPers trashed him. That was then.
This is now:
State VA chief: Budget cuts by GOP would hurt veterans
Article by: RACHEL E. STASSEN-BERGER , Star Tribune Updated: May 5, 2011 - 11:18 PM
Republican committee chairman in the House called Shellito's analysis "a complete overreaction."
Republican budget cuts could trigger the closure of at least one veterans' home, higher burial fees for veterans' families and elimination of the Bronze Star grave marker program, according to state Veterans Affairs Commissioner Larry Shellito.
Shellito, who led the state National Guard under former Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, said the budget as it stands would result in layoffs and other cuts, even though Republicans had pledged to protect veterans from spending reductions. "I'm very concerned," Shellito said.
Rep. Morrie Lanning, R-Moorhead, the House State Government Finance chair, said the administration's estimates are a "worse, worse, worse case scenario." He called Shellito's analysis "a complete overreaction." (more, at StarTribune.com)
Then, Wolfowitz: "wildly off the mark." Now, Lanning: "a complete overreaction."
Me? I'm going with the guys that served with honor - the Generals.
Especially since GOPer these days, when caught tellin' whoppers defend it by saying (stuff) like "His remark was not intended to be a factual statement." Of course, there's also the simple fact that Lanning and his cronies have been using Enron-style accounting to get their numbers.
GOP "Leadership" is completely shameless in covering for their mendacity - and Lanning is simply today's example of a GOPer that happily wraps himself in a flag every chance there's a camera around - and stabs a veteran in the back every time there's not. Wolfowitz, Lanning - they're all the same.
The more things change, the more they don't - and "those that forget the lessons of history, tend to vote GOP."
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