Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Democrats, Greensburg, and Iraq- Kaboom!: There they go again! The Democrats fell for some of their own distortion today as they tried desperately to exploit the Greensburg tornado victims to make an anti-war political point!
Kathleen Sebelius (Dem), Governor of Kansas, announced the state was unable to respond quickly to the Greensburg disaster because the National Guard was deployed to Iraq. Harry Reid, (D-Nv) quickly followed suit by running to the floor of the Senate and denouncing the war in Iraq. He cited the Sebelius statement and the poor victims of the Greensburg disaster in his speech condemning (again... and again...) the war.
The problem? It wasn't true. The Adjutant General of the Kansas Guard reported he had the necessary equipment and personnel to respond. The first responders stated the response was swift and was meeting the needs. Turns out less than 20% of the Kansas Guard resources are deployed- equipment and/or personnel!
The Democrat knee-jerk response to use the victims of the Greensburg tornado to condemn President Bush and the war blew up in their faces. Luckily cooler heads prevailed and the truth came out. While Gov. Sebelius has back-peddled her original statement, Sen. Reid has not. His motto? "No lie too big, and no facts will impede any and all Democrat efforts to smear President Bush. Truth be damned, full speed ahead!"
Kathleen Sebelius (Dem), Governor of Kansas, announced the state was unable to respond quickly to the Greensburg disaster because the National Guard was deployed to Iraq. Harry Reid, (D-Nv) quickly followed suit by running to the floor of the Senate and denouncing the war in Iraq. He cited the Sebelius statement and the poor victims of the Greensburg disaster in his speech condemning (again... and again...) the war.
The problem? It wasn't true. The Adjutant General of the Kansas Guard reported he had the necessary equipment and personnel to respond. The first responders stated the response was swift and was meeting the needs. Turns out less than 20% of the Kansas Guard resources are deployed- equipment and/or personnel!
The Democrat knee-jerk response to use the victims of the Greensburg tornado to condemn President Bush and the war blew up in their faces. Luckily cooler heads prevailed and the truth came out. While Gov. Sebelius has back-peddled her original statement, Sen. Reid has not. His motto? "No lie too big, and no facts will impede any and all Democrat efforts to smear President Bush. Truth be damned, full speed ahead!"
Labels: Democrats, exploit, Greensburg, Kansas, Reid, Sebelius, tornado
