[...]When the Republican party and this President didn't send enough troops, we didn't call you unpatriotic. And when you sent our young soldiers over there without the body armor, we never called you unpatriotic. ... We never called the other side unpatriotic, when they sent our soldiers over without enough body armor. And when they didn't send enough up-armored Humvees, we never called anybody unpatriotic. And now when the next batch goes over without the proper jammers or up-armored kits, we don't call you unpatriotic.

Now, we've called you incompetent. We said you're incapable. And we've said you're derelict of your oversight responsibilities. But never, Mr. Speaker, have we called anyone in this House unpatriotic.

... Mr. Speaker, we've heard a lot in the last couple of days about the American Revolution, and the Civil War, and World War II. Well, Mr. Speaker, our President today is not Washington, he is not Lincoln, and he's not Roosevelt. And so I think our Republican colleagues should take the advice of the Secretary of Defense and that's 'You go to war with the President you have. You don't go to war with the President you wish you had.'

Noonan do you ever watch the evening floor sessions of the House "ThirtySomething" group. Ryan is a frequent speaker there. I have watched many hours of their colloquys and they are all excellent speakers and know their issues. It is refreshing and is a source of hope - I think there are about fifteen or so of those under age 40 that make up the group.
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