Opinion: “Bring them home” reax -- Bring ‘em on!
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On Sunday, the Editorial Board devoted its entire space to a heave on U.S. troops in Iraq, entitled ‘Bring Them Home.’ So, how’d that go over, then?
Matthew Yglesias: ‘Well-put.’
Say Anything: ‘[A] rather predictable editorial (coming as it does from one of the most liberal newspapers in America).’
on March 12, 2007, the LA Times took one editorial position, including a harsh indictment of ‘Gen. Pelosi’ (their phrase) and her efforts to get through a bill that includes timelines for withdrawal. Now, today, May 7, 2007—less than two months later (specifically, 56 days)—they have an editorial taking the completely opposite position. That’s fine. But what’s not so good is apparently they have no recognition whatsoever that they have switched positions, and no acknowledgment that they need to eat some crow and apologize to Speaker Pelosi, who saw the situation more clearly than did the editors of the Times.
Flopping Aces: ‘Good grief! Read their Sunday editorial and tell me that they are not subscribing on to the Harry Reid-brand of defeatism naïveté.’
Todd Beeton: ‘Don’t ya love when the Times issues these strong declarative statements about what the U.S. SHOULD do in times of war as though a. they’re the first to even consider such a thing and b. they have any credibility left?’
Penraker: ‘I suspect that Democrats had suggested that such an editorial be written. You see, if the U.S. wins this war, the Democrats are dead meat. They may not recover for years.’
Ron Beasley: ‘Along with the American people the LA Times editorial board has seen the light.’
‘Meteor Blades’ at The Daily Kos: ‘But hey, who am I to refuse my old employers a welcome to the reality-based world, even if they’ve only arrived at the outskirts?’
Another ex-LATer, Ken Reich: ‘[T]he L.A. Times joins those who pray for American defeat.’
The floor is open to further comment.