This article at Politico is great. Democrats are whining because Obama is receiving criticism over the massive panty bomber failure that Bush did not receive with the shoe bomber. Let me explain reality for them.
1) The shoe bomber wasn’t on a terror list, being investigated by the CIA, and have his FATHER turning him in well ahead of time, all with seemingly no action taken to stop him.
2) Bush’s Homeland Security secretary did not say “The system worked!!! No larger issue here!”
3) No one questioned Bush/Cheney commitment to killing terrorists. Obama can barely say terrorist without gulping back an obvious hatred of America.
4) Bush hadn’t just finished a whistle stop “I apologize for America, what can we do to appease you” tour of the world.
Yes Obama is going to be questioned more on his commitment to War. In the same way, Bush was always questioned more on his commitment to peace. The left and the media could never believe Bush was out for a true altruistic goal, but it is always just assumed with Obama. The reverse is true with Obama, his commitment to War and defense will always be challenged until he changes his rhetoric OR does something.
Obama created the image of himself as peaceful savior, now he has to live with it just as Bush created the image of War ready commander. If Democrats want to end the perception they are soft on crime and terror, they need to stop being so.
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