Equating Dead In Iraq To Traffic Fatalities -- Another GOP Canard

[Knockwurst]

Is anyone else bothered by the GOP's despicable attempts to belittle 943 dead American soldiers in Iraq by saying the body count is less than the amount of traffic deaths on a given weekend?

First of all, traffic deaths are for the most part due to negligence. When they are due to negligence the negligent party is civilly liable. When they are intentional or reckless the party is criminally liable.

So are the Republicans suggesting we hold Bush and his administration to the same standard?

But beyond that, there is something offensive about comparing deaths from accidents, which unfortunately happen every day, to the grave and momentous decision to send soldiers into battle for what turned out to be dubious ends.

While I rarely listen to him, this one has the reek of Rush Limbaugh all over it. Can we put an end to this canard?