On "The List"

I agree with John McCain. I see nothing inappropriate about reading the names of the war dead. I see nothing that is going to suddenly undo support for the President and spike support for Kerry. We've been seeing the numbers coming in for a year: 1 killed one day, 5 killed the next day, 3 more the day after that. Of course they have names, and I can't think of a single reason why we shouldn't know them.


Naturally, it's possible that ABC will use the list to snipe at the president. But if they're in any way serious about honoring the sacrifices, I think the public will feel a greater connection to those that have died, and instead of saying, "These dead are too many," the response may well be "They shall not have died in vain!"