Don't Disagree

Our national leadership continues to show their disdain for those who disagree with them. Should anyone speak their mind in disagreement with the "powers that be" they are quickly put down with accusatory words. Some examples:

Mr Bush-The president consistantly labels anyone who is against his pre-emptive war as a "defeatist." In his Oval Office address he also repeated his warning against a rapid withdrawal from Iraq, saying that "to retreat before victory would be an act of recklessness and dishonor -- and I will not allow it."

Mr. Frist-Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) protested the "absolute cynicism" of daring senators to vote against a defense bill, accusing Republicans of violating a Senate rule that bars unrelated provisions from being added during final negotiations on legislation. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) accused Reid of "false bravado" and said he was "frustrated by being in the minority."

Mr. DeLay-The prosecutor in charge of Mr. DeLays trial is a "Democratic operative."

Mr. Cheney-Anyone against the war is a "nay-sayer and a defeatist."

What's the old saying we learned as children? "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me." Does that include the mud that these leaders are throwing?