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Originally Posted by Marvelous Marv
I'm just sorry the poll didn't include a choice of:
"Her son would be ashamed of her."
That would be the most accurate response of all.
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I thought about including something like that, but it seemed beyond the scope of the question, which was merely whether the president should meet with her, and why.
Personally, I think it is completely presumptuous to think we have any idea what her son would have thought. People assume because he joined up and especially because he re-upped, that he supported the war, but that as well is conjecture. There are many troops over there who don't support the war, and many who have even volunteered to return despite those feelings because of their call to duty, often because they have buddies they want to stand beside through this rough time. Also, there are many who have changed their mind after significant time over there. So to say that Casey would be ashamed of her is presumption of the highest degree. I think more accurately what you are saying is that if you were her son, you'd be ashamed of her, which is fine, but please don't project your view onto Casey. He isn't here to tell us what he thinks, and to prop him up like that by claiming he would think this or that is committing just as evil a sin as the one you claim his mom is committing by this spectacle.
Josh