Jim Webb's Rebuttal

Newly-elected Senator Jim Webb has been chosen by the Dems to give the Democratic response to President Bush's State of the Union address tonight.

Surprised?

I'm not.

From The Washington Times:

On the Virginia campaign trail last fall, someone close to Senate candidate James H. Webb Jr. suggested that the Democrat wants to be president.

The Virginian went on to unseat Sen. George Allen, a Republican, have a confrontation with President Bush in the White House over the Iraq war and be chosen by his party to deliver a rebuttal to Mr. Bush's State of the Union address tonight.

If Mr. Webb, 60, does have presidential ambitions, they are far from public knowledge. Still, the decorated Vietnam veteran has emerged as a leading voice on the Iraq war, especially since his own son is a lance corporal stationed in Ramadi.

The senator declined to speak about Lance Cpl. Jimmy Webb's service, but said his response will have an emphasis on Iraq.

"My speech will highlight areas where Democrats in Congress have different priorities," Mr. Webb said yesterday.

"I will be speaking for the Democratic Party ... but I do not intend to deliver a particularly partisan speech," he said. "That part of the campaign is over. Now is the time for governing."

Not partisan???

Isn't the point of the Dem response to be partisan, to give the party not occupying the executive branch a voice?

"I do not intend to deliver a particularly partisan speech. "

How lame!

No doubt, the main reason the Dems picked Webb to deliver the response is because he has what Maureen Dowd called "absolute moral authority." She was referring to Cindy Sheehan when she used the phrase.

Supposedly, because Sheehan's son died serving in Iraq, she spoke the truth and was not to be questioned or doubted.

Similarly, the Dems probably think Webb should command the same sort of authority because his son is a Marine serving in Iraq.

Typical nonsensical, touchy, feely Dem stuff.

It'll be interesting to see if Webb evokes his Marine son during his address. The guy refused to say even a few words about him to the President, insisting it was too personal. Remember?

Webb was so mad that he wanted to slug the President.

Do you think he'll be as tight-lipped about his son on national TV as he was privately with President Bush?

If he does use his son in his remarks, he'll certainly come off pretty hypocritical.

These rebuttals are always so boring.

If Webb wants to get the attention of Americans watching at home, he really should toss out the partisan politics and read from one of his novels.

Samples of Webb's writing can be found here.

Yikes!