Cowards Every One

Matthew Yglesias covering for Josh at TPM points out something we should note. Numerous GOP Senators such as Pat Roberts of Kansas seem to have some aversion to the concept of dying to preserve our liberties. Yesterday during the confirmation hearings for Hayden he said "but you have no civil liberties if you are dead." If I may, let me translate that into plain English (the "National language") "Here, take my liberties they aren't worth dying for." This is one of the same men that have sent 3000 of our men and women to die on the sands of Iraq to preserve liberty. WTF.One of Matt's commenters pointed us to the immortal words of Patrick Henry.

Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

UPDATE: John at AmericaBlog has more examples of cowardice among the GOP.

GOP Senator Jeff Sessions referring to the rightness of Bush's domestic spying after 9/11 declared melodramatically:

"Over 3,000 Americans have no civil rights because they are no longer with us."

On February 3rd, Kansas Senator Pat Roberts similarly claimed:

"You really don't have any civil liberties if you're dead."

Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on December 20, 2005:

"None of your civil liberties matter much after you're dead."

This kind of attitude will get us exactly what we are getting. These cowards have so little respect for the liberties our fathers and forefathers fought and died for. No reverence for the lives wasted in Iraq and no courage to make the hard choices necessary to lead a country like the U.S. They all need to be turned out in shame.