Thursday, November 17, 2005

Oxymorons at Work

AP headline: Hawkish Democrat Calls for Iraq Pullout

Well, he (Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.) might once have been hawkish about something. But when he called for a pullout he lost his standing as a putative hawk. The headline is an oxymoron, except to the morons at AP.

The correct headline: Formerly Reputed Hawk Revealed As Typical Democrat Appeaser