November 11, 2004

Bob Dole, enigma to the Democrats

By Bruce Thompson
On this Veteran's Day, it would be an appropriate time to say thank you to Bob Dole.  Most recently he served as National Chairman of the National World War II Memorial, war in which his heroism resulted in grave life—changing wounds. But the just—concluded campaign demonstrates that the leadership of the Democratic Party, especially those like Terry McAuliffe, simply do not understand men like him. Or for that matter, Daniel Inouye,  the Tuskegee Airmen, or the 100th Battalion/ 442nd RCT. What do those veterans have in common? They served with distinction and courage in the Italian Theater of World War II. By contemporary Democratic leadership standards, their heroism was all in service to a mistake, their sacrifices meaningless. How does one come to this conclusion? Lets' review the history. America's relations with Italy initially soured in March 1941, when FDR preemptively seized 28 Italian ships in America harbors, even though the two countries...(Read Full Article)