An Occupier, Not a Divider

Zell Miller last night made considerable grist for his mill out of supposedly unpatriotic Democrats decrying the Iraqi sojourn as an "occupation" rather than "liberation": "While young Americans are dying in the sands of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan, our nation is being torn apart and made weaker because of the Democrats' manic obsession to bring down our Commander-in-Chief. Motivated more by partisan politics than by national security, today's Democratic leaders see America as an occupier, not a liberator," Miller barked. "Motivated more by partisan politics than by national security, today's Democratic leaders see America as an occupier, not a liberator. And nothing makes this Marine madder than someone calling American troops occupiers rather than liberators."


Uh, Senator, you might consider just one of many examples of your Saint Boy in the White House using the 'o' word, this from a speech he made in May of this year (and which is posted for Zell's convenience on the White House website):

"On June 30th, the Coalition Provisional Authority will cease to exist, and will not be replaced. The occupation will end, and Iraqis will govern their own affairs."

I've lost track now of who wrote this -- I've been on so many newspaper websites today -- maybe it was in The New Republic -- but Zell Miller was really attacking not just Democrats last night but ANYONE WHO QUESTIONS THIS PRESIDENT, and in that sense, Zell Miller was attacking Democracy itself. And holding himself up as some paragon of not just American virtue but Southern Mountain virtue, at which spectacle I take special umbrage. He made himself into a pathetic example of the very stereotype that big-city, shark-suited bankers love to bandy about while plotting how to steal mountain natural resources.