Tom Toles cartoon.....strange post 9-11 climate of fear.

[madfloridian]

The right wing truly does have our number on fear of being labeled weak on terrorism.



Tom Toles cartoon

I remember when Joe Sestak let it slip that the Denocrats had told them when they were running for office not to talk about getting out of Iraq...it would make us look soft on national security.

House candidates were told not to talk about leaving Iraq

EDGMONT, Pa., Oct. 12 — When Joe Sestak announced he was running for Congress, national Democrats and media consultants told him not to talk about pulling troops out of Iraq, arguing it would only encourage the image of Democrats as weak on national security.

Nine months later, having ignored their advice, Mr. Sestak has put a 20-year Republican incumbent on the run for the first time, turning a bid by a political novice into a real race. Polls show that Mr. Sestak is running even or better with his opponent, Representative Curt Weldon, and that the war more than any other issue is propelling voters toward him.

We are in Iraq partially because of that fear of being labeled weak on terrorism. Even more tragically, we may go to Iran for the same reason. :shrug: