Vermont’s State Senate President, Peter Shumlin, is about to announce that he’s running for governor. And, coincidentally (wink, wink), he’s also just launched an effort to bring Vermont’s troops “home for the holidays.”
Shumlin thinks you’re cynical if you think this is about his political future. And Vermont’s media rolls over like the mother of kittens at feeding time to propagate his story.
But wait. Let’s be clear: Shumlin is literally talking about “the holidays,” that mere week of time between X-mas and New Year’s that our culture has deemed “the holidays.” In other words, once Shumlin is done with them – oh wait, is that cynical? — by bringing them “home for the holidays,” he will sit silently as they are shipped back out for 18-plus months of duty in the ill-defined, wrong-headed and morally-bankrupt War in Afghanistan.
But Shumlin certainly hopes they enjoyed their holidays (and will mail in those absentee ballots!!).
Wouldn’t it be better if we made everyday a holiday for the troops? As in: Bring them all home now. For good. For all our good.
But Shumlin won’t talk about that. He called it “a distraction” from his cause to bring them home “for the holidays.”
And then next year we will be told by the liberal mafia that we better vote for Shumlin-like Democrats because…because…because…
Cue laugh track. Or cry. It’s your choice, America.
He’s doing everything he can to draw attention away from his well-known womanizing. When seperating from one’s wife, the first plan of attack for any politician is to cloud things by hiding behind your concern for the troops. This will only work so long. Soon Shumlin’s way big baggage will catch up with him.
Yeah He’ll bring ‘em home for the holidays–and Deb will hug them.
Pretty damn crass. But then again, this is Corporate America. What are troops for? Oh, and make ‘em pay to get here. They’ll get free transportation back. But they gotta endorse some products while they’re here.
Now, MY candidate has promised to bring Michael Jackson back for the holidays.