Senator Obama said the most horrific thing last night. Did anyone else jump out of their seat? He said,

"No American soldier ever dies in vain; he dies carrying out the orders of his commander in chief."

I would have screamed had not the bile got into my mouth first. An American soldier does not die in vain because he dies protecting the Constitution, the embodiment of a most noble ideal that all men are created equal. An American soldier does not die in vain because he is defending liberty, which is worth more than life itself.

Now compare that with what Obama said last night. According to Obama, the nobility of the sacrifice has nothing to do with the idea of America but rather with the individual who happens to be president at the time. In other words, the sacrifice of the soldier is noble because he dies for Obama. Talk about a messiah complex. 

I know what Obama said, but here is what I heard: "No soldier dies in vain; he dies carrying out the orders of his Fuehrer." Does that sound more familiar to you?