In response to the attacks on McCain’s military service, Obama said the following yesterday:
“For those who have fought under the flag of this nation – for the young veterans I meet when I visit Walter Reed; for those like John McCain who have endured physical torment in service to our country – no further proof of such sacrifice is necessary. And let me also add that no one should ever devalue that service, especially for the sake of a political campaign, and that goes for supporters on both sides.”
But, when asked today if Weasel Clark should apologize for his attack on McCain’s military service, he had a much different attitude.
REPORTER: Do you not feel that Clark owes McCain an apology?
SEN. OBAMA: I guess my question is why, given all the vast numbers of things that we got to work on, that that would be a top priority of mine.
I guess the real question is why Obama couldn’t have simply answers, “Yes, Clark owes McCain an apology.”
For someone who has made a point that “words matter,” he should also realize that a lack of words can matter too.
UPDATE, by Mark Noonan: And the Obamaniacs just keep doing it:
So I too honor John McCain. And, like General Clark, I acknowledge his sacrifice for his country. But being a prisoner of the Vietnamese and serving on the Senate Armed Services Committee does not automatically qualify one for the position of Commander-in-Chief — understanding risks, gauging your opponents and being held accountable does. We must end this glib obeisance to sacrifice and ask deeper questions: is a man who sings “bomb, bomb, bomb … bomb, bomb Iran” a man who understands risks? Is a man who says that we must keep our troops in Iraq until we achieve an ill-defined “victory” really know how to gauge America’s opponents. If we want to hold people accountable, then let’s stand behind my friend Wes Clark — and hold John McCain accountable for what he’s said. – Lt. General Robert Gard (Ret.), Vets for Obama, on the kook-left hate-site Daily Kos
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