From Berkeley in California to Brattleboro in Vermont; from Toledo, Ohio to Boulder, Colorado and beyond, liberal municipalities are doing their best to outdo each other in the "We're unhinged liberals" department.

Berkeley was recently the focus of national attention for calling U.S. Marines "unwanted and unwelcome intruders" and asking that their recruiting office by removed from the city. Berkeley also gave the far left anti-war group, Code Pink, carte blanche to protest the Marine recruiting office any time they liked. Yes, this is the same Code Pink whose members called U.S. troops "terrorists" in a protest outside Walter Reed Army Hospital.

Over in Toledo, Ohio, a company of Marines arrived in the city last week for a scheduled exercise in urban warfare only to be told by Mayor Carty Finkbeiner to turn around and leave. According to his spokesman, the Mayor ordered the Marines to leave because "they frighten people." This type of training is critical to the Marines and their missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, making the situation in Toledo far more sinister than the slapstick in Berkeley in that it could have actual life-and-death consequences. We hope the mayor sleeps well at night.

Meanwhile, over in Colorado, the City Council of Boulder is working on a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney. However, the City of Brattleboro, Vermont apparently doesn't even want to go through the constitutionally-prescribed impeachment process. The town is voting March 4th on whether to issue a warrant for the arrest of the President and Vice President should they ever visit the tiny liberal hamlet!

This, my friends, is the kind of radical liberalism we are up against as we head into a critical year. They will stop at nothing to achieve their goals of retreat and defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the War on Terror. Freedom's Watch will continue to fight these extremists, and you can help. Write a letter to your local editor today calling on these cities to stop their attacks on our troops and stop wasting their time and your tax dollars on political theatre.

Your friend,

Bradley A. Blakeman
President and CEO
Freedom's Watch