What a Dick Durbin - Part Deux

A bonafide blogswarm is under way and there's no better target than the Dick Durbin (D-Ill), one of the sorriest Senators ever to walk the halls of the U.S. Senate.  My disdain for him (and those who think like him) is matched only by my desire to see the man resign his seat.  He is a bonafide disgrace.  But anyone with half a brain knows that.

There are many out there saying things that I don't have the ability to so I'm going to turn you folks on to them.

Let's start with a Brutally Honest regular, Jeff H. over at Think Sink, who wrote the disHonorable Senator a letter:

My father served faithfully and honorably in the US Air Force during the 1950s. Your recent comments likening the behavior of our troops to Nazis; and suggesting the luxurious living conditions granted Islamofascist terrorist thugs bent on killing Americans, are the equivalent of the infamously evil Soviet Gulag; are an affront to the men and women of all eras who have served in our military forces. You owe all of them an apology, followed by your immediate resignation from your office. You, sir--and I give you the benefit of the doubt as to the appropriateness of that title, despite the fact you have given our military heroes no such benefit--are not fit to serve this country, which you have slandered. Your cowardly, self-serving, deranged blatherings have the very effect of doing what you claim to be so worried about: tarnishing America's image abroad.

I despise you, sir. The difference is, you have done much to deserve my low esteem of you, while those you have slandered deserve much better, both in words from you, and in service from someone else filling your position.

Resign now. It is the only chance you have of showing any grace and honor in this mess of your own making.

That's good, real good.

But of course there's more.

Hugh Hewitt sez a pointed mouthful:

Durbin's stunning failure to grasp what all the anger is about, his pathetic attempt to undo what he said without apologizing and his repulsive attempt to claim victim status because of the blogs and talk radio, all combine to paint a damning portrait of a limited intellect undone by an almosty complete lack of character.

The Anchoress is giving Democrats some much needed (and won't be heeded) advice:

Sorry, Dems. You have to address this. You have to either denounce it or be prepared to OWN it throughout your party. And if you want to be convincing…make him resign.

If you ever want to lead this country again, nothing less will do.

Matt has an appropriate question:

Where are the moderate Democrats on this?  I haven't read about any reaction from Sen. Lieberman or Gov. Richardson or any others.  No reaction from the former Presidential candidates (Dean, Kerry, Edwards, etc.) either.

Mike at Cold Fury sends advice to the Dick's staff:

...you might want to quit working for Dick while you still have a soul. Needless to say, quite a few folks will be making sure you and your boss are out of a job, so in pretty short order you won’t have Dick anyway.

That's enough for now although I could keep going... let's just hope the Dick will keep going... back home where he belongs after resigning his Senate seat.

Comments

[Jeff H]

Thanks for the link/trackback, Ric.

Left this over at BlackFive's:

"Where are the moderate Democrats on this? I haven't read about any reaction from Sen. Lieberman or Gov. Richardson or any others. No reaction from the former Presidential candidates (Dean, Kerry, Edwards, etc.) either."

The presidential candidates certainly don't qualify as "moderate". And it's becoming painfully obvious that the Democrat Party is being ruled with an iron fist, and in danger of becoming a bunch of "stepinfetchits", toeing the party line no matter the rationality, morality or political consequences of doing so.

[oscar]

'And it's becoming painfully obvious that the Democrat Party is being ruled with an iron fist, and in danger of becoming a bunch of "stepinfetchits", toeing the party line no matter the rationality, morality or political consequences of doing so.'

And many Republicans' public treatment of McCain is a sign of open-mindedness and diversity within a political party?