Liar Liar

Before rushing off to thank Walter Jones (R-NC) for changing his stand on "freedom fries" and "freedom toast" and who recently became "anti-war," if we were given wrong information on the Iraq War…. I would remember a few things.

Jones now "regrets" the tremendous stupidity of coining the terms above, an idea he attributes to " God's hand and a constituent's request." He doesn't regret serving his country in the National Guard during the Vietnam era 1967-1971, but unlike his boss, Jones' records can be found. Once a democrat he switched parties after losing in 1992 and returned to win in 1994 during the congressional republican takeover, and has won every 2 years since. He now says the war had no justification and his change of heart came after attending the funeral of soldier killed in Iraq. Jones is the son of a politician, with 20+ years himself in DC, through Reagan and Bush I, and he's clueless on how wars are justified?

He introduced H. Res. 167 in support of Pantano, the Marine investigated for murdering 2 unarmed Iraqi who were running from him. Jones has a rightwing nut voting record, pro big business, favors prayer in school, opposes funding for more health care, strongly favors SS privatization, more military spending, etc.

Jones likes his 15 spotlight minutes. He calls the Minutemen militia at the US/Mexico border "heroes." He introduced H.R. 235, a bill that "Permits church leaders to express personal views on political matters or elections during regular religious services." Endorsing politicians from the pulpit, said by some the bill to make us a theocracy.

The man is a Bible-baiting Bushista. That he has had a sudden change of heart regarding Iraq is not to be believed. Maybe he gets off on 15 minutes on a regular basis. Maybe he smells a real change of heart among his North Carolina constituents and he's covering his ass for the next election. He's had no epiphany regarding any of his other extreme wing proclivities; he may have the odor of a wet rat, ship, etc. Jones is a good example of the conservative thug, lying from both sides of his mouth.