New campaign literature for Senator Jim Talent includes a 2-page list of differences between himself and Democrat Claire McCaskill.
The list points out many important and legitimate differences. Talent supported the Medicare prescription drug benefit; McCaskill opposed it. Talent supported the energy bill; McCaskill opposed it. Talent supports a federal amendment to ban gay marriage; McCaskill does not.
Pretty fair so far. All should be debated . . . thoroughly, so voters can distinguish the differences.
But last on the list of the first page blares: "Claire McCaskill Opposes . . . Winning In Iraq."
So I asked Senator Talent, does he really believe Claire McCaskill or anyone opposes winning in Iraq?
The short answer is no, he does not. But he does believe McCaskill's positions amount to ways that would weaken the U.S. effort there.
"She's for an artificial timetable, which would be like Eisenhower saying after D-Day, we're going to beat the Germans, but if we are not in Berlin by Christmas, we're going home," Talent said. "Even if we have a timetable in mind, you don't tell the enemy what it is. She was against terrorist surveillance, in favor of the New York Times releasing classified information."
"What I'm saying is her positions amount to weakening our effort in Iraq, and if adopted, would imperil our success there," Talent elaborated.
But when I went back to the question of if he really believes McCaskill supports losing the war?
"No, I do not believe she supports losing," Talent said.
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Bob Tomato: Every argument in your post was made by the President in his reelection campaign which ended in Nov. 2004. It is now August 06 . Are the Iraqi units still making great progress? Is the situation on the ground still better then the media reports? Do you really think Al Queda is behind the violence in Iraq between Sunni's and Shites ? Does Sadam still have weapons of mass destruction?
Too many Americans are dead. Too many Iraqis are dead. Too much money wasted that has bolstered the huge Republican deficit and prevnted further investments in education and investment in programs to meet the basic needs of poor, disabled and elderly Missourians.
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