Arianna Huffington: On the MoveOn.org Ad

I've already commented on the MoveOn.org "Petraeus/Betray Us" ad (here and here). The right-wing has worked itself up into such a lather, and I still believe it's faux outrage. Leave it to Arianna Huffington at the Huffington Post to put it into better perspective than I ever could. Take it away, Arianna. . .

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Dept. of Misdirection: With Iraq a Disaster, GOP Goes Crazy Over a Newspaper Ad

Does anybody really believe the problem with the war in Iraq is too much questioning of those in authority, too much bluntness, and not enough deference to those who have been in charge of the war for the last four years?

That's apparently the feeling of all the conservative talk-show hosts and GOP presidential candidates who came down with the vapors over the MoveOn ad that had the temerity to question Gen. David Petraeus. Tens of thousands of dead civilians, nearly 4,000 dead American soldiers, half a trillion dollars spent, and the squandering of America's moral authority -- none of that seems to have ruffled their feathers very much. But the ad? Now that has got them royally steamed. . .

Read the rest (it's good) at: HuffingtonPost.com