In Obama, a president with dignity

Despite what some conservatives say, we now have a president of whom we can be proud.

Doing something that his predecessor never did in eight years in office, President Barack Obama made an after-midnight visit to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware Friday night to welcome home the fallen dead from the war in Afghanistan.

He was somber and dignified, and he showed America that he understands the other side of the decision he is making whether to send more American troops into harm's way in Afghanistan.

Not only did his predecessor never visit Dover for one of these ceremonies, he also banned media coverage of the returning coffins. We don't need to speculate why.

Doing her best to be America's most disagreeable woman, former vice presidential daughter Liz Cheney argued that Obama had made the trip for publicity and that his predecessor had simply avoided the media.

She's lying. Obama's predecessor never once went to Dover, nor did Ms. Cheney's father. They were satisfied just to send troops into the meat grinder; they didn't want to see what came back.

Sorry if I sound bitter. I was opposed to the war in Iraq from the beginning, and I absolutely don't see why we're still fighting in Afghanistan years after Al Qaeda abandoned it for Pakistan.

War is a very serious thing.

Old men send young people to war and young people die.

That's why I am very proud we have a president who at least has the dignity to honor their sacrifice.

Unlike the man who sent them there in the first place.