A Marine's Father put's Rumsfeld's autopen into perspective

Power Line posted an email they received from the father of a Marine in Iraq:

"If [our son] had been killed, we would have been first informed by a visit - in dress blues - from a condolence team typically consisting of two Marines and one Navy Chaplain. We know many families who've received that knock on the door. No letter is required. No words are required. A simple peek thru the view hole in the door and the sight of dress blue blouses, white covers and white gloves tells you all you ever need to know. A letter of condolence from the SecDef is, honestly, not even worth opening. Families are much more interested in hearing from the men who served with their son and from their families."

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By the way, we know families of fallen Marines who've been flown to sites where President Bush was speaking. He met with them privately after his event, never any press coverage, and the families have said that - after being given an agenda for their time with the President and being told that he's on a very tight schedule - Mr. Bush talked to every family member as long as they wanted to talk, never hurried anyone, cried with family, hugged everyone and they all felt like he had nothing else to do for the rest of the day but bring comfort to them. For that, George W. Bush has my eternal respect and gratitude. And there was NEVER one word of publicity surrounding any of these meetings with families. (I have pictures to dissuade doubters.)

Food for thought.

It's interesting to see who in the blogosphere is the most upset at this "scandal". The folks who are the most incontinent are the same ones who were livid at Bush for defending our nation’s interest in the first place. Of course it is their opposition to defending America’s interests that energizes this flock of parrots to squawk in unison about the alleged “insult” to our fallen warriors.

These crocodile-tear criers would have you believe that they care so much for our military men that they could never risk them by using our military to defend our nation’s interests. Bull. They couldn’t care less about our military provided it isn’t being funded or protecting America.

I know that our soldiers and Marines do not appreciate these leftists pretending to pause from their pursuit of undermining the war—which they’re fighting—to carp about Rumsfeld’s autopen. Indeed, they know that this carping is just a continuation of leftist backstabbing, that the leftists are using our fallen warriors to camouflage leftist attacks on the war itself.

Attacks on the war are attacks on America's pursuit of her interests; which means these attacks are indirectly targeting America herself. Our warriors surely resent being used by our enemies much more than Rumsfeld's autopen.




Hat tip to lucianne

Update:

Of course Ann Coulter more than upstages my best efforts with her take on the autopen scandal. I guess that's why she there and I'm here.

Since the attack of 9-11, we've won two wars, liberated millions of people from monstrous regimes, presided over one election in Afghanistan and are about to see elections in Iraq and among the Palestinian people. Focusing like a laser beam on the big picture, liberals are upset that, during this period, the secretary of defense used an autopen.

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On the bright side, this is the first war America has been in where the number of casualties is small enough that it would even be theoretically possible for a Defense secretary to sign each condolence letter personally.

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And if the best liberals are going to give me to argue about this week is Autopen-gate, then ... I shall sleep well knowing that the secretary of defense has made so few mistakes for the past four years that liberals are reduced to carping about his autopen...

(Sigh) You can see how much better the competition can be.

Update2:

Scott Ott zings the leftists with his post: Rumsfeld Failed to Lick Stamps on GI Death Letters