Michael Medved's eight reasons why conservatives cannot afford to stay home on November 7. Among them is the fact that a Democratic victory would encourage our enemies. I suppose it is inflammatory to say that the Islamists want the Democrats to win, but it is at the very least arguable...
The only way to win wars is to convince your adversaries that further resistance is useless. Democratic victories in the House and/or Senate would help persuade Islamo-Nazi terrorists that they are, in fact, winning the war for US public opinion. No one questions that the jihadists closely monitor our domestic politics. Why else would they so conspicuously intensify their violent attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan just weeks before a crucial election? They also clearly want Democrats to win, not just because they hate Bush but because they clearly perceive the irresolution, confusion and urge to appease of the liberal faction in the current debates.
The problem for Democrats is that in order to deny that this concern is valid they would have to admit that we are in a real war, and it isn't just something "cooked up in Texas." If this was an issue the Left was comfortable talking about, our media might be paying more attention to events like Quds Day.
Posted by dan at October 25, 2006 9:26 PM