ABOUT TIME

George Bush said what needed to be said yesterday ... finally. When it comes to fig hinting Islamic fascism the Democrats just simply don't have the right stuff. Period. End of sentence. End of story. End of us, if we make the wrong choice in our leadership.

Bush said: "Five years after 9/11, the worst attack on the American homeland in our history, Democrats offer nothing but criticism and obstruction and endless second-guessing."

He's right. Dead on. Democrats have offered no real strategy for fighting Islamic fascism. Well, unless you call withdrawal a strategy. Cut and run. Pull our troops out of Iraq. Give the Islamists a stunning victory over the world's greatest military power. That's the strategy. Just how do you think that one would work out for us?

The Democrat's response? Well .. Bush hasn't caught Osama bin Laden yet. Well, guess what? The Allies never captured Adolf Hitler or Tojo during World War II. Does that mean we didn't prevail? After the Germans were routed did the "loyal" opposition in this country start screaming that we hadn't captured Hitler yet? Fact is, we never got him. He managed to take himself out before we could get to him. I guess that means we failed.

Of course the Democrats are still pounding on that National Intelligence Estimate .. .you remember, the one that says many radical Muslims got ticked off when we started killing radical Muslims .. and so they came to help out. Funny how the Democrats don't seem to mention the fact that that very same National Intelligence Estimate says that if the US prevails in Iraq it will mean a huge decrease in Islamic radicalism. The Democrats don't want to mention that because they don't want to prevail in Iraq.

See how easy this is when you just stop to noodle it all out?

No matter what, Republicans have one issue that they know the American people trust them on: national security. By allowing themselves to be drawn into a debate about terrorism, Democrats have taken the bait. They're being forced to debate an issue on which they cannot compete. Karl Rove also knows that the Democrats have no plan for Iraq. Their idea of cutting and running is about as popular as the war itself is. They have no solution because right now there is no better solution.

And just how is America less safe from terrorism in the last 5 years? How many terrorist attacks have there been on U.S. soil since 9/11? Oh, that's right...none.