Department of Hubris

Today in Iraq linked to this article in The Olympian.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Patty Murray should apologize for frightening the families of the 81st Armored Brigade when she raised questions about the Defense Department's ability to provide adequate body armor and other essential equipment to the National Guard members on their way to Iraq, her main Republican challenger said Thursday.

In case you--or Nethercutt (R-WA)--can't recall, here's what he had to say last fall regarding the Iraq mission debacle:

"The story of what we've done in the postwar period is remarkable. ... It is a better and more important story than losing a couple of soldiers every day."

Nethercutt should be apologizing daily, if not hourly, for a statement like that--which has all the vainglorious stupidity of "bring 'em on."