America desperately needs a new generation of defense Democrats, liberals with clear heads and sharp swords. America needs them now. Sam Nunn is retired. Sen. Henry "Scoop" Jackson is dead. Gary Hart, now billing himself as a defense guru, helped kill Scoop politically in 1972 and 1976. Richard Perle, still a registered Democrat, is anathematized by liberals as a prince of darkness, instead of the defense whiz he is.
But no major Democrats have publicly condemned Murray's outrage. Silence doesn't cut it, folks. Perhaps a stonewall prevents "political damage" to her, but it continues to seed deep doubts about Democrats on national security. Sure, in a well wrought counter-terror strategy, daycare centers can complement destroyers, but that wasn't Murray's message.
A U.S. senator's (Patty Murray) office so out of touch that it doesn't know Al Qaeda's and Jemaah Islamiya's game is inexcusable. The general lack of critique from the national media also suggests a national media culture still not aware of 9-11's historic challenge.
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