GOP terror attack machine
Criticism of Obama is irrational, irresponsible and painfully partisan
BY Richard Clarke
NY Daily News
Sunday, February 7th 2010
In his State of the Union and his later meeting with House Republicans in Baltimore, President Obama has again asked to lower the partisan rhetoric and strive for solutions to the nation's problems. Nowhere is this more needed than in the national dialogue on terrorism.
Recent months have seen the party out of power picking fights over the conduct of our efforts against Al Qaeda, often with total disregard to the facts and frequently blowing issues totally out of proportion, while ignoring the more important challenges we face in defeating terrorists.
Just last Thursday, House Republican leader John Boehner engaged in a classic version of this attack, saying the White House is "putting the American people at risk" and taking a "pre-Sept. 11" approach to fighting terrorism.
(More here.)
BY Richard Clarke
NY Daily News
Sunday, February 7th 2010
In his State of the Union and his later meeting with House Republicans in Baltimore, President Obama has again asked to lower the partisan rhetoric and strive for solutions to the nation's problems. Nowhere is this more needed than in the national dialogue on terrorism.
Recent months have seen the party out of power picking fights over the conduct of our efforts against Al Qaeda, often with total disregard to the facts and frequently blowing issues totally out of proportion, while ignoring the more important challenges we face in defeating terrorists.
Just last Thursday, House Republican leader John Boehner engaged in a classic version of this attack, saying the White House is "putting the American people at risk" and taking a "pre-Sept. 11" approach to fighting terrorism.
(More here.)
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