Caskets in the Media

One side wants pictures of the caskets to be kept out of the media for political purposes. The other side wants the pictures on every front page and on every news broadcast, also for political purposes. Both sides have rational reasons for their point of view but in the end they are both political.

This is clear from the reversal of the positions mere weeks ago. A political ad for the people opposed to the caskets of soldiers being shown contained a casket being lifted from Ground Zero. The other side who wants to see all of the caskets of soldiers coming back from Iraq were outraged by the brief shot of a casket in the advertisement. They claimed that it was insensitive to the families of the victims. I wonder why they don't feel the same about the military families of the fallen heroes.

The debate is a waste of time.

Since John Kerry has vowed to 'Stay-the-course' in Iraq, if he's elected he can reverse the policy and show the caskets. Anyone want to bet that will happen?