What World is Edwards In?

Democrat John Edwards Wednesday repudiated the notion that there is a "global war on terror," calling it an ideological doctrine advanced by the Bush administration that has strained American military resources and emboldened terrorists.

Is this guy sniffing too much of his hair spray? This the first sentence of this article about how John Edwards intents to "confront" terrorism. As you read through it, it is apparent that he intends to not confront terrorism but to manage it.

Let me give Mr Hair a history lesson. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor we declared "war" on the Japanese and the Germans, who had nothing to do with the bombing.

Bring us forward to the year 2000, someone attacks the US Cole. What would his Hairness call this; maybe... an act of war?

What would he call terrorist bombings in Tanzania and Kenya? What about the nuisance that occurred on 9/11/01? "An ideological doctrine"?

This is why I could really never support a Democrat for any kind of office... they can't get real and address the most serious problems because they don't even have the guts to call out evil for what it really is. How can you effectively propose a solution to any problem when you don't have the guts to even identify it.

I have my problems with the Bush Administration for a variety of reasons but on this issue... they get it.

Our war on terror is well begun, but it is only begun. This campaign may not be finished on our watch -- yet it must be and it will be waged on our watch.

We can't stop short. If we stop now -- leaving terror camps intact and terror states unchecked -- our sense of security would be false and temporary. History has called America and our allies to action, and it is both our responsibility and our privilege to fight freedom's fight. (Applause.)

For those who don't have a memory beyond last year's American Idol winner, take a few minutes and read the 2002 State of the Union in it's entirety. Maybe Mr. Hairspray could learn a few things.