The Democrats and National Security

Since the Vietnam War the Republican Party has developed a reputation for having a superior approach to national security. Americans have long trusted the views of Democrats on the environment, the economy, education, and health care, but national security is the one matter about which Republicans have maintained what political scientists call "issue ownership."

Partly, this is for particular historical reasons. President Eisenhower initiated ... Full Story »

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by John Orvis - Aug. 4, 2008

If you can make any sense of this piece, you ought to get your head examined. Her big point is that Republicans have bungled national security issues for the past 50 years while Democrats have done their best to pick up the pieces. She decries the Bush effort in Iraq and Afghanistan and she accuses him of "mishandling" the Israel-Palestine conflict (By mishandling she means Democrats and Republicans helping Israel destroy a future state of Palestine). War crimes from the idiot JFK, and unscrupulous Bill Clinton are ignored. This is just as offensive as the stuff published in the Weekly Standard.

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