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The left's premise for much of what occurred during the Bush years is this: Bush is a bad and/or stupid man who, when given a clear choice between doing the right thing or not, made the wrong choice.
So now the Dems are in control and, rather than just talk about the world from their ivory towers, they must actually DO something.
They must DO something with the really bad guys at Gitmo whose countries don't want them back. Do you think these Senators want them in their neighborhood?
They must DO something about how to get information out of men and women who are willing to blow up innocent children and themselves to further their ideology. Do you think these Senators want one of these terrorists to detonate a biological device in NYC or LA on their watch--especially if it is later determined that they had in custody someone who--with a bit more pressure, might have talked and prevented the tragedy?
They must DO something about pulling troops from Iraq or spending money to help Iraq. Because now if they simply pull the troops or stop propping up Iraq, they will take the hit.
And finally, they no doubt would hate for GW to have prevented a terrorist attack in the US for all these years since 9/11, only to have the terrorists attack us when a Dem prez and Congress were in control.
