Democratic Theater

The Dems have launched a coordinated political offensive accusing the President of using his speech on 9/11 as part of a coordinated political offensive.

It's a clever trick, turning a war into a political issue and then claiming that its off limits for your opponent in a national speech. They are so good at feigning outrage. It's real theatre, with quite a bit of farce and childishness.

John Boehner told reporters, "I listen to my Democratic friends, and I wonder if they are more interested in protecting terrorists than the American people." Harry Reid didn't have a scripted answer, so he went for the high ground, "Haven't we moved beyond that? Haven't we moved beyond 'Republicans are more religious than Democrats?' Haven't we moved beyond the fact that Republicans are trying to save us from the terrorists and Democrats aren't? I think we've moved beyond that." He didn't actually deny Boehner's charge, though. Can't we all just get along?

You can't take anybody back there seriously during campaign season. The Democrats are holding up the security bill with amendments. Why the bill comes up just now seeme pretty obvious. Schumer has filed a bill which would require all cargos entering the country to be scanned for radioactivity, but not all the ports can accommodate the equipment to do so. No wonder the approval rating of Congress is so low. It's all games and obstacles in the form of amendments and counter bills and adding new rules like saying Bush couldn't defend the Iraq war in his speech.