March 26, 2004

Bashing Bush for Fun and Profit

By Bob Weir
Everyone expected this presidential campaign to be an acrimonious one, but few thought it would sink to the level of blaming the President for the September 11 attack on America. It seems apparent now that the Democrats believe they can only win in November if they characterize Bush's leadership before and after 9/11 as feckless. In addition, they must make it appear that Bush secretly wanted to go to war with Iraq, resulting in less attention to Osama and al—Qaeda, which, according to their rhetoric, made our country less safe.   Of course, the fact that we haven't had another attack on our homeland since that dreadful day doesn't seem to register with those who want to win power in Washington. For more than a year after 9/11 the President had the unwavering support of a great majority of Americans. It is now apparent that the opposition party decided it had to do everything possible to erode that support if they were to have a chance of defeating Mr. Bush this year. Once...(Read Full Article)