The Flap Over the Turkey

"To escape criticism--do nothing, say nothing, be nothing."

    - Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915), U.S. author

President Bush's recent Thanksgiving Day trip to visit our troops in Iraq has generated much praise, and much criticism. I intended to keep my opinions to myself, but there have been so many barbs flying back and forth, I thought I might as well jump into the fray too.

Oliver Willis's post probably summarizes most of the negative things that have been said about the secret flight, and what went on in the tent at the Baghdad Airport. Be sure to click on "comments" at the bottom of the post to get a flavor for what Willis's readers think.

Citizen Smash also has a post with many links to other critics and applauders of the event. It's worth a look-see, but it will take a little time to read.

Balloon Juice puts in his two-cents-worth. He talks about the turkey centerpiece in this post, and the British Airways sighting of Air Force One in this one. Both are must-reads.

I mustn't leave InstaPundit out of this. He weighs in here. Check the comments.

Oh, you haven't heard about all this flapdoodle? Well, gee, you must not get out very much. It's in about every weblog I read, but you know what? I'd wager that few of those who've been writing about it were actually there when it all happened. This guy was. My vote's with him.