Dick Cheney's war vs. explosive undies
Clarence Page
Chicago Tribune
Has Dick Cheney forgotten 9/11?
The one halfway-good memory from those awful days immediately following the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks was the spirit of national unity it triggered. As I wrote at the time, nothing focuses the mind like the knowledge that there's somebody out to kill you simply for being American.
"We are a nation comprised of many tribes," I wrote. "But times like these test how truly united we can be behind a common purpose as one American people."
I'd say that spirit lasted for maybe a good heartwarming week or two before we fell back into partisan bickering.
President Barack Obama is not getting nearly that much time after the fortunately fumbled Christmas Day bombing attempt on board a jetliner by Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who shall henceforth and forever be known as the underwear bomber for the delicate location of his explosives.
Grabbing the fear-mongering prize, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., fired off a fundraising letter to denounce Obama "and his left-wing cronies" for "decisions that should frighten us all." After that, it is with unintended humor that Hoekstra notes, "There should be no partisan rancor when it comes to keeping our citizens safe." Right. None whatsoever.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chimed in with complaints that Abdulmutallab was not put before a military tribunal, perhaps to be interrogated more thoroughly. Yet, the Bush administration sent a very similar case, so-called shoe bomber Richard Reid, to civilian courts.
(More here.)
Chicago Tribune
Has Dick Cheney forgotten 9/11?
The one halfway-good memory from those awful days immediately following the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks was the spirit of national unity it triggered. As I wrote at the time, nothing focuses the mind like the knowledge that there's somebody out to kill you simply for being American.
"We are a nation comprised of many tribes," I wrote. "But times like these test how truly united we can be behind a common purpose as one American people."
I'd say that spirit lasted for maybe a good heartwarming week or two before we fell back into partisan bickering.
President Barack Obama is not getting nearly that much time after the fortunately fumbled Christmas Day bombing attempt on board a jetliner by Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who shall henceforth and forever be known as the underwear bomber for the delicate location of his explosives.
Grabbing the fear-mongering prize, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., fired off a fundraising letter to denounce Obama "and his left-wing cronies" for "decisions that should frighten us all." After that, it is with unintended humor that Hoekstra notes, "There should be no partisan rancor when it comes to keeping our citizens safe." Right. None whatsoever.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chimed in with complaints that Abdulmutallab was not put before a military tribunal, perhaps to be interrogated more thoroughly. Yet, the Bush administration sent a very similar case, so-called shoe bomber Richard Reid, to civilian courts.
(More here.)
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