Sen. Harry Reid Resorts to Lying to Discredit Rush Limbaugh

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid went out of his way today to write a letter to the CEO of the company that syndicates Rush Limbaugh's radio program, requesting that he denounce Limbaugh for comments he made last week about how soldiers in Iraq are "phony soldiers." So why am I not upset with Rush, since I am a supporter the war? Because Sen. Reid made the entire thing up. Rush Limbaugh's radio program is the most highly listened-to program in the country, and Sen. Reid thinks he can get away with making up what Limbaugh said.

Reid stated, "Last week, Rush Limbaugh went way over the line, way over the line. While I respect his right to say anything he likes, his unpatriotic comments I cannot ignore. During his show last Wednesday, Limbaugh was engaged in one of his typical rants. This one was unremarkable, indistinguishable from his usual drivel, which has been steadily losing listeners for years, until he crossed that line by calling our men and women in uniform who oppose the war in Iraq, and I quote, 'phony soldiers.' This comment was so beyond the pale of decency, and we can't leave it alone."

The "phony soldier" (singular) that Limbaugh was referring to was of a person telling the stories of the horrendous things he had seen in Iraq and how the United States should leave immediately. The only problem: the person has never been in the military and has not been to Iraq (hence, phony soldier). So, somehow, by rightfully calling this person a phony, Sen. Reid deduced that Rush Limbaugh, who fully supports the troops and continuing the success we have achieved in Iraq, does not believe the American troops there are "real soldiers." Are you kidding me? Why are we even wasting the time of the United States Senate? There are so many problems going on in the United States right now, and we waste the Senate's time with garbage like this.

Limbaugh responded on his radio program by saying, "He's gotta be a nut. I cannot believe that they are actually going this far with this...If anybody in this country has been trying to demoralize the troops, it is you, sir, and your members of the Democrat Party. You have waved the white flag of defeat. You have claimed that they cannot win. You are trying to shift the focus from your perception, the perception, accurately, that people have of you and your party, to me, who everyone who has listened to me any length of time whatsoever knows that these allegations are just totally untrue."

I completely agree with Rush on this one. Sen. Reid and the rest of the Democratic Party have done our troops of disservice by threatening to cut off funding in Iraq and debating bringing the troops home before the job is finished, and now they want to act tough and defend them. It sounds awfully two-faced to me, and I can't sit back and let it happen. No wonder Congress' approval rating is so low right now (25.3%, yes, much lower than President Bush's). If they waste our tax dollars by getting paid to talk about crap like this, that rating will only continue to plummet.