Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Waiting for Lieberman
McClatchy has a piece on Joe The Weasel's trip to Baghdad today. In an attempt to show he is VP material, he went to a suk to see 'real Iraqis'. And as the troops waited for him, they discussed what the would say to him.
Williams wasn't sure if he'd say how he really felt. But if he could, he'd ask about body armor.Understandable attitude, but without he and his brothers and sisters in the military speaking out, sparrowfarts like Joe can say everything is going great.
"I don't want him to snap his fingers to get things fixed," Williams said, referring to Lieberman. "But he has influence."
Next to him, Spc. Will Hedin, 21, of Chester, Conn., thought about what he was going to say.
"We're not making any progress," Hedin said, as he recalled a comrade who was shot by a sniper last week. "It just seems like we drive around and wait to get shot at."
But as he waited two chairs down from where Lieberman would sit, Hedin said he'd never voice his true feelings to the senator.
"I think I'd be a private if I did," he joked. "It's just more troops, more targets."
Then Lieberman walked in, wearing a pair of sunglasses newly purchased from an Iraqi market that the military had taken him to in southeast Baghdad. He'd been equipped with a helmet and flak vest when he toured the market, which he described as bustling.One point of interest, Joe got to chat with his nephew over there.
Cpl. Adam Miller flew in from Taji, north of Baghdad to meet with his uncle, Sen. Joe Lieberman.Joe is a real patriot, putting his nephew where his mouth is. Writing a check with his sister's kid that his saggy old ass doesn't have to cover, ever.
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