McChrystal's Feet to the Fire
Regardless of how Democrats and the left-wing media treated, and even defended the criticism of Pentagon officials, commanders in the field and even fellow Republicans' policies of George W. Bush, the latest public criticism of President Barack Obama by Gen. Stanley McChrystal is definitely a no-no...even if they are accurate.
Should McChrystal be fired? No. should he reprimanded? Yes. But since Bush had the thick skin to handle the opinions of his underlings without going all dictator and calling for their heads (as I'm sure the media was ready and hoping for) Barack Obama should, and is, doing the same.
UPDATE: McChrystal resigns.
Probably the right thing to do, even if he is right.
But my beef is, where is all the support from the MSM? If you remember, whenever a fellow Republican, high-ranking military official, or some "anonymous" source inside the Bush administration was critical of any Bush decision regarding the Iraq War (Donald Rumsfeld not withstanding) the media couldn't wait to air their dirty laundry. Media organizations would salivate at the opportunity to have a Bush insider tell everyone how poor the president's choices were or how they had lost confidence in their commander-in-chief. The only reason it's a story to them now is because of how "inappropriate" it is to publicly ostracize President Obama. Again, they're right, but where's the consistency?
Bias? What bias?
Should McChrystal be fired? No. should he reprimanded? Yes. But since Bush had the thick skin to handle the opinions of his underlings without going all dictator and calling for their heads (as I'm sure the media was ready and hoping for) Barack Obama should, and is, doing the same.
UPDATE: McChrystal resigns.
Probably the right thing to do, even if he is right.
But my beef is, where is all the support from the MSM? If you remember, whenever a fellow Republican, high-ranking military official, or some "anonymous" source inside the Bush administration was critical of any Bush decision regarding the Iraq War (Donald Rumsfeld not withstanding) the media couldn't wait to air their dirty laundry. Media organizations would salivate at the opportunity to have a Bush insider tell everyone how poor the president's choices were or how they had lost confidence in their commander-in-chief. The only reason it's a story to them now is because of how "inappropriate" it is to publicly ostracize President Obama. Again, they're right, but where's the consistency?
Bias? What bias?
posted by Northern Exposer at 01:32
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