Hoorah for the Republicans!

Yup. Better take a picture of this one. Perhaps just once in my lifetime, these words are to be uttered from my very own (socialist-leaning) left-wing lips.

Why would someone who despises everything Bush stands for utter such blasphemous words? Because. I am so proud of Republicans John McCain (AZ), John Warner (VA), Robert Byrd (WV) and former Secretary of State Colin Powell for standing up to that big, nasty tyrant G-W.

And McCain did it so gracefully as well. Facing a blistering editorial in the hyper-conservative Manchester Union-Leader, the Senator responded with an elegant defense, invoking his experience as a POW during Vietnam:

According to the New York Times, he responded: "The issue is not them - this issue is about us...The United States has always been better than our enemies. I'll tell you right now: one of the things in prison, in North Vietnam, that kept us strong was that we knew we were not like our enemies. That we came from a [place] with better values, with better standards."

More importantly, Senator McCain pointed out, disregarding the Geneva Conventions would certainly expose future Amereican POWs to mistreatment.

I don't suppose McCain will start opposing the war itself, but standing up for human rights is a step in the right direction... or should I say, in the ever-so-slightly left (?) direction for a change. Good for you Senator McCain and others. For once, I'm proud of you.