Yesterday at Fort Myer, Virginia, the ceremony took place honoring the outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine General Peter Pace, and swearing in Admiral Mike Mullen.  General Pace spent a few minutes thanking those around him for their support throughout his extremely distinguished military career, and then spoke quite eloquently about the last forty days of his term as Chairman.  This video needs to be watched.

General Pace didn't want to step down, and should be starting his second term as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.  But thanks to MoveOn.org and their puppets on the Democratic side of the aisle in the United States Senate, General Pace was deemed unqualified and unable to be confirmed for a second term. 

A political party that can discard a man of Pace's caliber, character and credibility as easily as throwing out last week's leftovers for no other reason than their opposition to the war in Iraq is not a party that can be seriously considered to be placed in charge of this country in a time of war. 

Make no mistake, Admiral Mullen is a very capable replacement for General Pace, and the country's military opinions will be accurately offered to the President and the Secretary of Defense.  But there is only one winner when General Pace is sent off to retirement earlier than necessary, and it isn't the Democrats or MoveOn.org.  The only one that wins is the enemy we face, because of the propaganda win it provides them.  Al Jazeera hails the change in military leadership as a good chance that the policy in Iraq will finally change. 

Thanks, Dems. Once again, you've let your desire for political power trump one of the best men to ever serve in this country's military with no regard to the impact of national security. Hope you sleep well.