Presidential and (Un)presidential

Rudy Giuliani puts non-binding resolutions in their proper place, along with the Democrats and a few RINOs: (h/t Captain Ed)

Several potential Republican presidential candidates, including Arizona Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as well as Giuliani, have supported Bush's plan to add more than 20,000 troops to U.S. forces in Iraq.

The major Democratic candidates have opposed the move. Several are senators who have advocated a nonbinding resolution condemning the buildup.

"In the business world, if two weeks were spent on a nonbinding resolution, it would be considered nonproductive," Giuliani told the lunch crowd, setting off a burst of laughter.

He called the concept "a comment without making a decision." America, he added, is "very fortunate to have President Bush."

"Presidents can't do nonbinding resolutions. Presidents have to make decisions and move the country forward, and that's the kind of president that I would like to be, a president who makes decisions."

As I have noted before, these resolutions are meaningless time wasters.  We have real issues, real problems affecting every American and Congress is whiling away the hours (and days) trying to embarrass President Bush and demoralize our troops in the process.

Non-binding resolutions aren't enough for some Democrats, however.  The Democrats' new leading man, Barack Obama, who in addition to criticizing one of our staunchest allies, said the lives of our soldiers killed in Iraq were "wasted".

OBAMA: We ended up launching a war that should have never been authorized and should have never been waged and to which we have now spent $400 billion and has seen over 3,000 lives of the bravest young Americans wasted.

That's a pretty low blow.  Michelle would like to introduce Obama to some brave Americans.  Here's one, Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr,

"Obviously if you are reading this then I have died in Iraq. I kind of predicted this, that is why I'm writing this in November. A third time just seemed like I'm pushing my chances. I don't regret going, everybody dies but few get to do it for something as important as freedom. It may seem confusing why we are in Iraq, it's not to me. I'm here helping these people, so that they can live the way we live. Not have to worry about tyrants or vicious dictators. To do what they want with their lives. To me that is why I died. Others have died for my freedom, now this is my mark."

And there are so many others, but Michelle is right:

I could go on, but it would be a waste of breath trying to get Sen. Obama to acknowledge the existence of countless soldiers and their families who reject his patronizing, infantilizing, and insulting view of all American troops as dupes/victims who have squandered their lives.

I'm not Rudy Giuliani's biggest fan by any means but he is head and shoulders above Barack Obama and the contrast in their words speaks volumes.