QandO

September 02, 2004

How LOW can Cleland go?
Posted by McQ

I wrote earlier about how I used to have respect for Max Cleland and I was disturbed at how he was allowing the Kerry campaign to exploit him.

I've changed my mind. Yesterday I tagged Alan Keyes as a "political idiot" because of one of the most unbelievably stupid remarks I ever heard uttered.

Well Cleland one upped him today. From a story by Charles Hurt of the Washington Times dealing with Kerry's American Legion speech, this paragraph:

Former Georgia Sen. Max Cleland, who joined Mr. Kerrey in demanding Mr. Rove's resignation on behalf of the campaign, said the veterans attacking Mr. Kerry's war record have contributed to a spike in suicides, which, he says, has occurred among veterans.

This is just unconsionable bullshit. This is inexcusable. Its gutter politics of the worst sort. Exploitation of suicides for cheap political points? Disgusting. Utterly revolting and completly over-the-top. This sort of nonsense deserves to be rebuked in no uncertain terms.

I await the Kerry campaign's condemnation, but I'm not holding my breath.

So please spare me the "Miller is a fascist" nonsense, ok? Nothing Miller said even begins to approach this new low by Cleland. If indeed Cleland said this then there are very few on the right who will ever be able the top, no, go lower than Max Cleland just did.

Someone ought to tell that bitter little troll to STFU!

(hat tip to Steve at thoughtsonline blog who has some thoughts on the subject as well. His are a bit more objective than mine.)

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