ChickenHawk Arianna Huffington Calls For Biden To Resign

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ChickenHawk Arianna Huffington Calls For Biden To Resign

Written By : William Teach

This could get fun

Joe Biden met with CENTCOM chief Gen. David Petraeus this morning to talk about Afghanistan — an issue that has pushed the vice president into the spotlight, landing him on the cover of the latest Newsweek.

I have an idea for how he can capitalize on all the attention, and do what generations to come will always be grateful for: resign.

Now, why would he do that, Arianna?

The centerpiece of Newsweek‘s storyis how Biden has become the chief White House skeptic on escalating the war in Afghanistan, specifically arguing against Gen. McChrystal’s request for 40,000 more troops to pursue a counterinsurgency strategy there. (snip)

It’s been known for a while that Biden has been on the other side of McChrystal’s desire for a big escalation of our forces there — the New York Times reportedlast month that he has “deep reservations” about it. So if the president does decide to escalate, Biden, for the good of the country, should escalate his willingness to act on those reservations.

What he must not do is follow the same weak and worn-out pattern of “opposition” we’ve become all-too-accustomed to, first with Vietnam and then with Iraq. You know the drill: after the dust settles, and the country begins to look back and not-so-charitably wonder, “what were they thinking?” the mea-culpa-laden books start to come out. On page after regret-filled page, we suddenly hear how forceful this or that official was behind closed doors, arguing against the war, taking a principled stand, expressing “strong concern” and, yes, “deep reservations” to the president, and then going home each night distraught at the unnecessary loss of life.

Well, how about making the mea culpa unnecessary? Instead of saving it for the book, how about future author Biden unfetter his conscience in real time — when it can actually do some good? If Biden truly believes that what we’re doing in Afghanistan is not in the best interests of our national security — and what issue is more important than that? — it’s simply not enough to claim retroactive righteousness in his memoirs.

So, basically, it boils down to “he has a different opinion, and he might make Obama look bad.” Even though the sole purpose in picking Biden was to prop up Obama’s non-existent foreign policy credentials. Oh, and let’s not forget that lovely talking point Liberals liked to throw around when some low ranking trooper did something bad (or called bad, anyhow, without proof) in Iraq: The Buck Stops Here. Obama is president, at least by law.

Don’t worry, Arianna, Obama has more than enough on his plate that is making him look bad. Putting the troops in Afghanistan that General McCrystal is requesting is Obama’s decision. Might it not be a good thing that he receive advice from people around him?

Just remember this one, folks, the next time a Democrat does some actually wrong. The bar has now been set really, really low. And, yeah, she didn’t really make a case at all, except that “he might make Obama look weak and ineffective.”

Crossed at Pirate’s Cove

Mike_M

I hear Dick Cheney is available if Obama needs a real VP with gravitas.

But honestly, that's a pretty damning assessment of Biden by Huffington. I don't think many Republicans would be cynical and partisan enough to call out Biden as willing to sacrifice lives and the post-9/11 Afghan "war of necessity" to boost his memoir sales and burnish his legacy. For it to come from another liberal Democrat is kind of shocking.
Jack Schite

We are fed up with these unnecessary wars. There is no good reason for us to be in Afghanistan as there are only a few hundred Taliban there.

Let republicans fight their wars of "necessity."
http://PatriotPost.US bthewolf

Let republicans fight their wars of "necessity."

Posted by Jack Schite

2009-10-15 09:31:57

Shut up idiot, when we want your opinion we'll give it to you.
http://www.superdickery.com mightysamurai

We are fed up with these unnecessary wars.

Would this be the same "unnecessary war" that Barack Obama specifically said was a highly necessary war?
http://www.thepiratescove.us William_Teach

So, Jack, does that mean you think Arianna is off the reservation on this one?
http://guardian.blogdrive.com/ CavalierX

when we want your opinion we'll give it to you.

Nah, that's how the Left operates. You know, like they run schools and the media.
http://guardian.blogdrive.com/ CavalierX

Would this be the same "unnecessary war" that Barack Obama specifically said was a highly necessary war?

Dude, that was like months ago, before he became president of the whole world and all.

/liberal
Jack Schite

If you think the media is leftist I have news for you.

That news is you don't know what you are talking about.

Obama had to play tough on afghanistan to appease the war hawks but now he can call it what it is — another failure from the Bush administration.
http://conservativebootcamp.com martinhale

You know, Jack Schite is beginning to sound like a sock puppet of that other 'great leftist thinker', hoggo.
Mike_M

"Obama had to play tough on afghanistan to appease the war hawks"

Well, appeasement is what Obama does best.
D-Vega

Someone is trying to resurrect Hillary Clinton.
TheBaud

Obama had to play tough on afghanistan to appease the war hawks…

Posted by Jack Schite 2009-10-15 10:40:28

So Barak, the ChickenHawk, was 'playing tough'?

Seriously?
http://www.thepiratescove.us William_Teach

Bush Bush Bush Bush Bush. Anything of substance regarding the Huffington calling on Biden to resign, Jackie? Or, just standard liberal deflections?
http://conservativebootcamp.com martinhale

"Anything of substance regarding the Huffington calling on Biden to resign, Jackie?"

William, it's that lack of substance which has me wondering if Jackie boy is just a twisted figment of hoggo's fevered imagination.
Mike_M

"Someone is trying to resurrect Hillary Clinton."

Who?
http://PatriotPost.US bthewolf

Posted by martinhale

2009-10-15 11:06:56

No EyeBEW77 is the latest hoggo incarnation(IBEW77 is the Seattle branch of union thuggery.)

Jack isn't nearly longwinded enough to be hoggo!
SabianKinslow

"We are fed up with these unnecessary wars. There is no good reason for us to be in Afghanistan"

Wait, wait. I thought IRAQ was the unnecessary war that distracted us from Afghanistan? Would you lefty clowns PLEASE get your talking points straight from day to day. Are you even lisnting to yourselves any more or are you so well trained you do not even have to think before you speak?

"as there are only a few hundred Taliban there."

Few hundred you say? So since only 19 scumbags killed close to 3000 Americans a few years ago (I know, it's ancient history right?), that would mean they could have a ~150:1 ratio should those same scumbags get over here. So say 300 scumbags means ~45000 American dead. So you are ok with that?

Posted by Jack Schite

2009-10-15 09:31:57

You moniker is very telling of how much you understand about things.
kingofsiam

Wow, I completely agree with huffington on this one.
SanChez

Obama had to play tough on afghanistan to appease the war hawks but now he can call it what it is — another failure from the Bush administration.

Posted by Jack Schite

Wow Jack, let me see if I understand what you are saying here:

1. Obama lied to get into office.

2. You are ok with the fact that he lied.

3. You trust him, knowing full well he is a liar.

Does it make you wonder what else he may be lying about? Does it? No. Probably not. I"m sure he's done lying now right? Yeah, sure he is. You keep telling yourself that.

Amazing. You really live in some kind of fantasy world. Not the good kind either. Scary.
http://www.superdickery.com mightysamurai

Obama had to play tough on afghanistan to appease the war hawks

So you're saying Obama was election based on a platform of lies. Good to know.
http://conservativebootcamp.com martinhale

bthewolf – You may be right and I well could be wrong. Let me be perfectly clear in my meaning – I'm just speculating here – thinking out loud. I'm not prepared to say that I think Jack Schite is hoggo.

I've observed that there are some similarities in thought between the two and putting that thought together with the thought that if hoggo were finally feeling defeated in his two year-long harassment campaign of RWN, he might try to reinvent his online persona, I'm just wondering if Jack Schite is simply an alter ego for hoggo, i.e. a sockpuppet.

Jack Schite's mission here is precisely what hoggo has admitted to in the past:

I post on RWN because its easy and fun to fluster political ideologues who are more obsessed with attacking the opposition than they are in boosting their own positive aspects.

Additionally, they're both one-note commenters, meaning that every comment they leave has just one purpose – slag all Republicans and conservatives. No substantive content, no analysis, no ability to debate. Just negative spin towards Republicans and conservatives. As an intangible, Jack Schite has elements of the same stilted writing style as does hoggo with it's marked inability to participate in any give and take with other people.

I know EyeBEW77 is hoggo. I suspect I was the first person to publicly connect hoggo to his latest user name last weekend when I commented thusly to mightysamurai:

You say EyeBEW77, I say hoggo.

C'mon dude we all know your strong love for your union, but EyeBEW, as in IBEW, as in International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers? That's just sad, lame and lacks creativity. I guess that's a consequence of needing a new user name every six or eight weeks, and being too old to think up fresh, creative user names.

Posted by martinhale

2009-10-10 08:27:55
Realpolitik

Posted by martinhale

2009-10-15 12:55:55

No shit! We'll take this weighty topic and ponder it.
http://wastingtimewithalex.com/ AlexinCT

Obama should be worried. I hear from the usual leftists that one of the reasons one of the racist rightwingers has not shot him yet is because they fear a "President Biden" even more than they hate him. Change Biden, and then Obama would get shot. Is Arianna pushing for this so Obama can be martyred (his usefulness as a figured head and role model are waning fast as time goes by and more and more people get to see how inept and out of his element he is)? What’s the real agenda here? I smell a rat!
MediumHeadBoy

No shit!

No, Realidiot… from you, always shit.