Lenin’s expression for describing naive Liberals as " useful idiots " for his purposes is no more apt than California Congressman Mike Thompson from the 1st District.
Today it is revealed that the person who paid for his trip to Iraq shortly before against Saddam Hussein, was the evil tyrant himself. How does Thompson feel about accepting the blood money to rant against the United States and Bush? Don’t know. We should ask.
The Justice Department indicted a Mathanna Hanooti who worked for Iraq’s foreign intelligence service through one of those Islamic charities. This one called Life for Relief. With Saddam’s money three democrat congressmen accepted a free ride to Iraq to denounce America. That included well documented fruitcake Jim McDermott of Washington and recently retired but true leftist David Bonior of Michigan. What a threesome.
In fact, Republican leaders accused the three of helping to "undermine" the developing international coalition against Saddam.
Mike Thompson is an ineffective congressman representing the far northwest in California. He is a close ally of Pelosi. His future in the House will be limited for his poor judgment going as a paid guest of Saddam Hussein. Back then he earned the title as one of the "Baghdad Boys".
Time for re-apportionment.
March 27th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Shawn: Definitely Useful Idiot(s) indeed!
Question: Since, the three Congressmen took the dumbest paid trip of their political career, is this by definition called “treason”?
Did any of their colleagues in the House knew of this?
Was there any communications on their whereabouts about the trip in question?
Did the State Department approve this trip?
The answers should be very interesting.