Arlington/Alexandria Democrat Jim Moran is always a reliable source of lunacy and foolishness; examples include blaming the Iraq War on Jews (Moran has an exhaustive rap sheet of anti-Semitism) and pushing to get Guantanamo detainees tried in his district over the objections of local Democrats.
U.S. Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) likened the Republican ticket in Virginia this year to Afghanistan’s radical Taliban movement in comments broadcast Sunday by WAMU radio.
At a get-out-the-vote rally in Fairfax County, Moran said: “I mean, if the Republicans were running in Afghanistan, they’d be running on the Taliban ticket as far as I can see.”
Of course, when it comes to fighting the actual Taliban, Moran’s position is a lot more, er, nuanced; it turns out that his view of the US military’s presence in Afghanistan is closer to the Taliban’s than to the GOP’s:
Jim Moran, a Democratic member of the US congress, said “the majority of Democrats will continue to support President Obama, but that’s not to say we’re going to continue on the course in which we’re going”.
“Right now we need a better strategy … It is clear that Afghanistan does not lend itself to a military victory, it’s about economic development, it’s about building civil society. The military presence clearly is a problem in itself,” he said.
Still, he added that while Pelosi was right in saying there was “no appetite” for sending more US troops to Afghanistan, “there’s no appetite for taking cod liver oil but sometimes you have a situation where you just have to grimace and swallow it”.
When Bob McDonnell starts blasting the perfidious influence of the Jews, bemoaning the U.S. overthrow of Saddam and complaining that the US military presence in Afghanistan is a “problem,” maybe it will be time to consider comparing him to the Taliban. In the meantime, maybe Jim Moran should stick to pushing around women and children and leave the Taliban-hunting business to people who are serious about it.
Is it a compliment if Moran calls you Taliban?
bk Tuesday, November 3rd at 3:01PM EST (link)After all, he seems to think pretty highly of the Taliban’s attitude toward Israel.
In a Way, He's Right.
farstar99 Tuesday, November 3rd at 5:04PM EST (link)The Republicans and Taliban are both kicking the Democrats’ asses.
Aren't you jealous you don't get to call Rep. Moron your own?
ciscoguy Tuesday, November 3rd at 5:17PM EST (link)/s
I'm sorry....
Ron Ferraro Tuesday, November 3rd at 3:37PM EST (link)…but Moran is a tool. Always has been, always will be.
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” — Winston Churchill
What is it with the Dems and their tolerance of anti-Semitism?
WarEagle01 Tuesday, November 3rd at 3:55PM EST (link)I understand the Dems have a long history of bigotry. You know: Bull Connor, Lester Maddox, Orville Faubus, every founding member of the Ku Klux Klan, etc. All well-known Democrats. But this open tolerance of anti-Jewish rhetoric from anyone who has a (D) after their name in today’s world. It’s just unseemly.
“A wise, doughy leg with rich tingly experiences will always reach better conclusions than will a more tanned, muscular leg that hasn’t felt those thrills.” –Chris Matthews’ Leg
the question you ought to be asking is...
kyle8 Tuesday, November 3rd at 3:57PM EST (link)What is with these Jews who are still members of an anti-semitic party?
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
Because they are "self-hating" Jews, according to Netanyahu.
ciscoguy Tuesday, November 3rd at 5:28PM EST (link)How a single party finds room for Klansmen like Byrd, anti-Semites like Rep. Moron, Jesse Jackson and anti-Christians abound makes you wonder why anyone would caucus with such an unsavory bunch. I suppose it’s because bigotry is an accepted biproduct of divesting your neighbor of his property and freedom.
Moran is a moron
cooperscopy Tuesday, November 3rd at 4:01PM EST (link)Nobody should take anything that Jim Moran says seriously. He’s always been a partisan flame thrower. And usually everything he says has no basis in fact….
Ron Victor
He is of no consequence
proudmarinemom Tuesday, November 3rd at 4:20PM EST (link)Jim Moran lost all credibility years ago when he had to declare personal bankruptcy as a result of his and his ex-wife’s mismanagement of their own family budget. He became a pariah when he declared that our troops who were fighting to protect Iraqi citizens from al Qaida had “ruined their country.” I would have enjoyed watching him say that directly to my then-19-year-old Marine, who had already missed two Christmases at home while he was “ruining their country.”
“Some moms spend their entire lives wondering if smacking their sons up the side of the head ever made a difference. Marine Moms don’t have that problem.”
The only fight Moran likes...
porterjervis Tuesday, November 3rd at 4:23PM EST (link)is onw which one of his wives is at the end of his fist. I recall a few news stories some time back about domestic problem calls the local police would respond to. Like most abused women she denied anything happened.
Porter Jervis
Springfield, VA USA
The sticks and stones we are collecting should make us proud
peg_c Tuesday, November 3rd at 6:09PM EST (link)No one’s political flamethrowers affect me anymore. After you’ve heard “racist,” “fascist,” “Nazi,” etc., a thousand times, these and similar words (including “Taliban” and “teabagger”) fail to affect.
We have to use this to firm our resolve.
Government cannot be the solution when government is the problem.