Ambinder: Democrats have talking points, too. Here they are:

[Pirate Smile]

Democrats have talking points, too. Below, official Senate Democratic talkers for the Times Square bombing attempt.

DEMOCRATS ARE KEEPING AMERICA SAFE WHILE REPUBLICANS SECOND-GUESS OUR MEN AND WOMEN ON THE FRONT LINES

* Democrats are focused on keeping Americans safe: catching and killing terrorists, driving al Qaeda to its weakest point since 9-11, and working with the Obama administration to make sure our military and intelligence services have the tools they need.

* In New York City, Faisal Shahzad was apprehended and is reportedly providing valuable information that could help disrupt and prevent future attacks.

* Unfortunately, some Republicans are second-guessing the men and women on the front lines of our fight against terrorists.

* The heroic men and women who are on the front lines deserve our steadfast support - not second-guessing and by politicians trying to score political points .

* Here at home, Congress and the Obama administration are protecting Americans against terrorist attacks. We have:

o Disrupted numerous terrorism plots and prosecuted dozens of terrorist suspects, such as Najibullah Zazi, the plotter behind what Attorney General Holder has called "one of the most serious terrorist threats to our nation since September 11th, 2001."

o Enhanced intelligence-sharing, strengthened aviation security regulations, and boosted human intelligence collection capabilities.

o Fully implemented the 9/11 Commission's recommendations.

o Provided significant funding increases for the Defense Department, the Intelligence Community and the Department of Homeland Security.

* We are also taking the fight to terrorists abroad. We have:

o Killed or captured most-wanted terrorist leaders in key strategic areas including Iraq, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. o Disrupted al Qaeda leadership, finances and safe havens - pushing al Qaeda to its weakest point since 9-11.

o Reversed the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan, in part by tripling the number of U.S. troops there.

o Strengthened our partnership with Pakistan, empowering it to mount major offensives against terrorists within its borders.


* The bottom line is that we have continued to bolster intelligence and national security capabilities put in place since 9-11, and our country is as prepared as ever to defend against threats domestic and foreign.

* Our law enforcement and counter-terrorism officials need to know that they have a strong, unified support here at home - they deserve better than second-guessing from politicians.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/05/the-night-beat-democratic-terror-talking-points-kempthorne-for-president/56284/

[Cha]

1. Some repuke

unrecd this already. Haha.

The Democrats are firmly planted in reality..The big sucking sound you hear is the repukes flailing around in quicksand.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. The Republicans have "TAP Envy"

TAP- "Terrorist Attack Prevention"

You just KNOW that the Republicans would be harping on this guy's arrest if he had been thwarted while Bushco was in office. And there sure as hell not be any denuciations of reading him his Miranda rights.

[Cha]

3. Yeah, the gNOp have the dubious

distinction of being able to turn anything Obama does into a whine.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Yeah

They are bunch of sore loser babies whom are constantly upset that President Obama is having successes despite their intense desire- obsession- to see him fail (and with it, government in general). What they don't seem to realize (or care about) is that when they talk about wanting to see President Obama fail, they don't realize that they are inadvertently talking about our country failing as well, which makes them even more loathsome.
The good news is that, despite all of the roadblocks they're putting in the way, it doesn't seem to really be working out for them, which is why they need to find SOMETHING ANYTHING EVERY DAY to criticize him and his administration about- whether it's real or not. Bushco wouldn't have lasted five seconds if the Republicans had been criticizing and obstructing his (mis-)administration like this. Of course, nobody (and certainly not me) expected the Republicans and the corporate media whores to hold Buscho to the same unrealistically high standards and expectations as they seem to be holding President Obama. :eyes: