Heightening The Contradictions

The Senate apparently disapproves of MoveOn.Org's "General Betray Us" ad:

The Senate voted Thursday to condemn an advertisement by the liberal anti-war group MoveOn.org that accused the top military commander in Iraq of betrayal.

The 72-25 vote condemned the full-page ad that appeared in The New York Times last week as Gen. David Petraeus, the top military commander in Iraq, testified on Capitol Hill. The ad was headlined: "General Petraeus or General Betray Us? Cooking the books for the White House."

The ad became a life raft for the Republican party as the war debate kicked into high gear. With several Republicans opposed to President Bush's war strategy, GOP members were able to put aside their differences and rally around their disapproval of the ad.

Nevertheless, I consider the ad a complete success. The purpose of the ad was to "bitch-slap" the Washington politicians (formerly a method used primarily by Republicans) and force the Iraq issue, when all the Senate prefers is to compromise away on matters of principle. So, you didn't like it? Good! Here's some more ads you won't like, either! And you better get used to it! It's an election year!

So far, the ad is doing better than expected....