Lots of Coverage of Sinn Fein, AdamsCaptain Ed
notes with approval that Irish-American pols are finally dropping their support.
Most Americans of Irish descent know better than to involve themselves in The Troubles. We understand that Northern Ireland isn't 1922 all over again and that the only solution to NI's problems will be found with the people of Ulster, the Republic of Ireland, and the UK. If nothing else, 9/11 taught us not to deal with terrorists. However, some among us continued to celebrate Adams, Sinn Féin, and pour money into their coffers, and politicians like Kennedy and King lent that credibility. Shame on them for not stopping it before, but at least give them credit for doing the right thing now.Unfortunately,
not all politicians got the word, as Large Bill points out a Cincinnati councilman gave Adams the key to the city.
Secure Liberty says that the
Loyalist terrorists are even worse.
Power Line says
it's curtains for the IRA.
Adams now says that he looks forward to the day when the IRA ceases to exist. Which is to say, the calculus has changed, and terrorism no longer looks like a winning strategy. President Bush, as usual, stands with the victims of terrorism, and against the terrorists. That doesn't seem like a hard choice--so why could Bill Clinton never make it?The Anchoress
nails it:
Depravity-wise, what exactly is the difference between McCartney's murder and the lynching of the four U.S. contractors in Fallujah? None -- except that the organization responsible for the former has enjoyed a decade of White House photo-ops.
