The GOP's Insecurity Card- Reprising the strategy that kept them in power

[bigtree]

". . . here's the message that Bush and Co. are trying to get out: anyone (read: Democrats) who question Bush's policies in Iraq and his decisions in the war on terrorism is placing partisan politics ahead of concern for the nation's safety and the wellbeing of US troops. (When I recently faced off against radio loudmouth Mike Gallagher on the Fox News Channel over John McCain's anti-torture measure, Gallagher accused me of being “anti-American” and claimed that legislators, including McCain and the other 89 senators who voted for the bill, were backing anti-torture provision—and undercutting the war on terrorism—merely for political advantage. Yes, he is that detached.) This is not-too-subtle demagoguery: Democrats don't care about national security; they're only attacking the Patriot Act, barking about the NSA's snooping, and questioning Bush's conduct of the war because they are more loyal to polls than to their obligation to safeguard the citizenry." -David Corn

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/20051222/the_gops_insecurity_card.php