Terror Bust

The news of recently thwarted terrorist attacks has once again awoken Americans to the reality that we have cruel and irreconcilable enemies. Thanks to the heroic efforts of British, American, and Pakistani intelligence agencies, we did not not need to watch thousands of our countrymen die to rediscover this lesson.

The fact that several countries banded together to spoil this plot should be seen as a victory for freedom over tyranny. However, instead of celebrating the success, liberals immediately went on the offensive - accusing Republicans of manipulating the situation to "play politics". This stinks of desperation to me.

Perhaps the left is desperate because they have no frame of reference in the national security debate. They have not brought a single original idea to the table in years. Their policy has been purely reactionary. As a substitute for meaningful policy, they have harshly criticized the actions of those on the right, while never actually suggesting a better course of action themselves. They have no plan for the Middle East, and they have no concept of the War on Terror.

The reason liberals came out swinging immediately after this news broke is because of how the plot was foiled. British Intelligence has made no qualms about the fact that it used a comprehensive domestic surveillance program to track the conspirators and their actions. This, they say, is the only reason they were able to prevent the attack.

The phrase "domestic surveillance program" might sound familiar to many Americans. It is precisely what the left was describing as an "unconstitutional executive power grab" just a few short months ago. Before accusing the administration of playing politics with national security after preventing an attack, the Lib faithful were grandstanding on their soapboxes - griping about the very practices that prevented thousands of British and American citizens from being killed. What do we call that? Ah, yes. Playing politics. The worst kind of playing politics, mind you.

There is no need to "play politics" when your policies are effective. Ironically, accusing your opponent of playing politics is, in and of itself, playing politics.

The Left has is slowly sealing its fate - irrelevance.