It’s no wonder the consultants driving the campaign of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson have kept him on a short leash with the media, because it seems that every time Johnson opens his mouth, he says something dumb. Speaking Craig Gilbert of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Friday, Johnson made it abundantly clear he’s no fan of free and open debate when it comes to issues like the war in Afghanistan:
Johnson’s most pointed comments were directed at Feingold, saying that when he and other senators “come out and start demanding a U.S. pullout and that kind of thing in public, it just undermines what our troops are trying to do.”
Said Johnson: “That’s not saying if you have real grave concerns as a member of Congress you should not be talking to the administration. It’s just extremely harmful to our nation when it’s all done in public.”
Given how evasive Ron Johnson has been when it comes to engaging the media, not to mention his long delay in submitting his required financial disclosure documents and his support of the PATRIOT Act and its warrantless (and secret) wiretap provisions, it’s no wonder Ron Johnson wants a government as secretive as he’s been during his U.S. Senate campaign.
Honestly I think your exaggerate the quote, but it is alarming how far people take it.
I’ve been called an “America hater” simply because I acknowledge that invading Iraq was a mistake.
I respected Hillary Clinton more before she flip-flopped on this issue though. No, we shouldn’t have invaded. That doesn’t mean we should be reckless about pulling out. I’m glad President Obama is taking a moderate approach to the situation rather than just pulling out suddenly.