United States of Apologies

There are those that speak the truth, and there are those who prefer that the truth be unsaid. To not speak the truth allows the Left to continue to unfold their plans to transform this nation into a Socialist dystopia. If the truth is spoken, the speaker is soundly thrashed, publicly humiliated, turned upon and betrayed by his colleagues, and forced to apologize. Personally, I am sick of the forced apologies from those that speak the truth. From Representative Joe Wilson loudly and boldly proclaiming the truth from the halls of Congress that Obama is a liar, to Representative Joe Barton apologizing to BP for being shaken down by Obama, and everything in between, we have become a nation of apologies. But this latest "apology" has cost us all dearly.

General Stanley McChrystal is the epitome of the Spartan Warrior, a steely-eyed snake eater wearing a Ranger tab. A true leader, standing shoulder-to-shoulder on combat patrols with his men. He's a plain talker, who doesn't mince words and speaks his mind. As a true leader should. So, by some accident, the General is interviewed by one of the most liberal, anti-military, America-hating rags in the country, Rolling Stone. Sadly, it has proved to be his undoing. As a result of his candid, forthright remarks, he has been called on the carpet. His job is at this moment, in question.

But this isn't the first time in our history that a straight-talking General has been forced to apologize. Some of the more notable incidents were General George Patton had to apologize for slapping a soldier who was thought to be goldbricking. One of the greatest generals of our time, General Douglas MacArthur, was removed from command because he believed, as he should, that there is "no substitute for victory".

In a world where the hand-wringers and Perfumed Princes dominate the upper echelons of today's military, McChrystal is a beacon of light from a bygone generation of true military men. And the Left and Obama hate him. They hate him because they don't understand him, and they hate him for what he stands for.