Hugh Hewitt writes:

I think the Democrats are recklessly minimizing threats to the people of the United States and barking lies 24/7 because they are losing their political grip on the country.

I agree, but it seems the strain of being agreeable may have overcome Hugh's normal amiability. If you think about it, the complaints about "civility" from the left, though childish, are pretty much their normal m.o. When they're losing the debate and they know it, they resort to meta-argument, where they complain that their opponents have impugned their patriotism or that they are becoming unfair, too shrill, partisan or "insensitive." The Democrats have brought this on their own heads by their own tactics. When you're using parliamentary maneuvering to prevent judicial nominations from reaching the floor of the Senate, complaining about "incivility" sounds a lot like the patricidal defendant pleading for mercy because he's an orphan.

Ah, well. They're on the ropes and they know it. It's no time to let up. Tonight's "60 Minutes" featured a segment on mass graves being unearthed all over Iraq. Although it focused on efforts to identify remains through DNA and the grief and anxiety to know the fate of one's loved one, the underlying story is a reminder that the regime that we overthrew was capable of the gassing of Halabja, and at least the same crimes as the Nazis, Stalin and Milosevic. We can't deal with it by averting our eyes and electing more of the crew who did nothing as our soldiers and diplomats were being murdered by Al Qaeda.