Bob Novak nimbly turns his hood-mounted crosshairs from pedestrians to Democrats in his latest Op-Ed. He lays in to Democrats for not giving more support for proposed legislation to help improve voting access for troops. As Novak, mentions Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer had planned to co-sponsor the bill, but backed-off since provisions related to expat voting where dropped from the legislation. The bill has also received scant support from the GOP, especially the White House. But that (like pedestrians on his windshield doesn’t stop Novak. He tries to lay the blame on Democrats, even though Republicans have had eight years to deal with voting issues and are still hardly lifting a finger on this legislation. Moreover, it’s hard to claim the GOP supports the troops when they opposed the new GI bill and Sen. Webb’s legislation guaranteeing a reasonable amount of leave between deployments. Not to mention supporting the troops by ensuring a just cause for war before sending them into harms way.
