One of the best Seinfeld episodes ever is the one where George decides to do the opposite of what his instincts tell him. Apparently Senator Chuck Hagel is a Seinfeld fan and has adopted this strategy in regards to his 2008 presidential campaign. How else can you explain his recent assertions that the U.S. has lost the war in Iraq, Iraq is the equivalent of Vietnam, our presence in Iraq has “destabilized the Middle East,” and we should pull out of Iraq as soon as possible. All this comes less than a year after a presidential election in which the Republican base and a good portion of the rest of the electorate clearly rejected this line of thought. Senator Hagel can’t possibly think that these arguments, which have been thoroughly discredited on many occassions, have any appeal to rank and file party members. He has aligned himself much more closely to the likes of Michael Moore and Cindy Sheehan than President Bush and the party leadership.
This seemingly suicidal approach to the 2008 presidential race only makes sense in the context of the rule of opposites. The opposite of victory is defeatism. The opposite of logic is illogic. The opposite of truth is lies. Yes, it’s all starting to make sense now . . .
Don’t be so hard on Hagel. He only drank one of Ted Kennedy’s “Insta-Moonbats” by mistake. At least he wasn’t driving…
Gunlord
P.S. So, who here wishes all first posts had something witty to say intead of “FIRST!”?
Hagel will be eaten alive in the primaries if he keeps this s**t up.
People don’t forget. People wont forget this either.
Aww man, you had to use a picture of mikey moore with a tigers hat?
he in no way deserves to wear such a hat
If the people of Nebraska really support this stupid SOB they should tell the rest of us to shut up and die while terrorists murder us with our children.
Or they could do the right thing and denounce him for the fool he is.
What’s up with the pic of Michael Moore? Was it taken through a funhouse mirror or something? He looks only about 350 lbs. He hasn’t weighed that since junior high.
I agree with Damian G. Who does Hagel thinks votes in Republican primaries. My guess would be, not Democrats, not ‘moderates’. Nope, it’s the hardcore right. The very people he’s inciting to want to kill him. Smooth move Chuck.
Maybe he’s running with McCain or Hillary or….?????