Nasty Riffraff

Will the Dems grow some spine?

Al Gore's speech should have shaken up the Democratic side of the U.S. Senate. We'll see if it does. But as usual, Bush is shooting himself in the foot with remarks about the "Senate" (read: "Democrats")
don't care about the security of the American people.

Finally...finally Tom Daschle has woken up to the fact that The Pretender will not listen to anyone. Daschle ripped Bush a new oriface in the Senate yesterday, accusing Dubya of "politicizing" the national security debate. (Well, duh

Transcript of Daschle's speech

Daschle acted shocked...shocked but in fact this sort of thing is nothing new to The Pretender. It's always been "My way or you're not a patriot," especially so when the subject is national security or war. From his consistent remarks about "the Senate" to his bratty refusal to call Gerhard Schroeder on his election in Germany, the man sulks like a thwarted three-year-old when anyone suggests he may be, well, wrong.

It's a chilling theme that many writers on the right are picking up, with little or no examination.

There is no room for dissent in our society, particularly not from a one-time loser like Al Gore. (Yeah, I know....Neil Pollack)
--Neil Pollack, on Gore's speech

You lost the election. Now leave the rest of the nation alone to win this new war.
--Vodkapundit

Eschaton has an excellent summary of reactions to Gore's speech.