tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415157.post4817581284689395607..comments2008-07-28T15:28:58.091-05:00The Lady Logicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13441251478384866408ladylogician@hope4america.netBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415157.post-56731647302934960402008-07-28T15:28:00.000-05:002008-07-28T15:28:00.000-05:00Yep - Ed's a dear friend and he is a blogging "mentor" for me (I know him from my days in Minnesota) we don't always agree on everything.<BR/><BR/>Plus that post went up before Landstuhl's C.O. came out with his statement although I thought he updated it after the CO's statement came out.<BR/><BR/>LLThe Lady Logicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13441251478384866408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415157.post-16320027936033441952008-07-28T13:11:00.000-05:002008-07-28T13:11:00.000-05:00Fair clarification. I guess you and Morrissey were trying to make different points.Bradley Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030210881782328907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415157.post-72300034335105570372008-07-28T12:54:00.000-05:002008-07-28T12:54:00.000-05:00Bradley - that wasn't necessarily the point I was trying to make....so I must not have done a good job of making it. Sorry about that.<BR/><BR/>My point was not that he canceled it was why he canceled. He canceled because he was told that he could not bring an entourage of media and campaign staff with him to Landstuhl. Remember, Landstuhl is a hospital first and foremost. Their mission is the health and welfare of those wounded in service. A politician, alone, is welcome because he/she is a single person that the staff can work around in an emergency. Imagine (if you will) what would happen if there were a medical emergency in the wing where a candidate and several dozen staffers and reporters are clogging the halls. It's common sense not to have dozens of people clogging the hallways.<BR/><BR/>If the Senator really cared about the troops he would have gone without the media gladly. THAT is my point. His entire visit gives the appearance that the troops were simply props in one long photo op. Are those the actions of someone who really cares about what these soldiers thing and wants to earn their votes?<BR/><BR/>LLThe Lady Logicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13441251478384866408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415157.post-74098523048486582822008-07-28T09:24:00.000-05:002008-07-28T09:24:00.000-05:00The reasoning in the first part of your post is flawed. By this argument, a candidate who really loved the troops would spend ALL of their time visiting military hospitals. That would end up being a full-time job. <BR/><BR/>A politician that spent all of his time visiting hospitals and no time talking about his policies to the rest of the public isn't very likely to be elected. If you don't get elected, you can't bring about change that you think might help ALL troops (not just the wounded ones).<BR/><BR/>In other words, there must be a balance between campaign events and human events like hospital visits. A decent and effective politician must find the balance. To make a valid argument, you'd have to show that Obama has the wrong balance. Your post doesn't do that.Bradley Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030210881782328907noreply@blogger.com