Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “I cannot imagine that there were many in either party who were not shocked by these brazenly cynical words. This past…”

“I cannot imagine that there were many in either party who were not shocked by these brazenly cynical words. This past Saturday, I sat down with Phyllis and Huber Parsons, constituents from my congressional district who have three sons serving in Baghdad. They said to me that remarks such as the ones that I just quoted by our congressional leaders 'made them sick.' Their sons, Charlie, Huber and Bill, are not bullets to be used to hit a political target. And while some of my colleagues may not agree with the administration's efforts to win the battle against Islamic jihadists in Iraq, the Parsons brothers should not be abandoned without ammunition to defend themselves. My stepson, Doug, and my daughter-in-law, Lindsay, both served in Iraq. Lindsay is now in Afghanistan. They were not following the orders of would-be generals here in Congress. They were serving their country and their President, whom the Constitution clearly states is the commander-in-chief.”