A Fight We Can Win

Sen. Evan Bayh calls out his fellow Democrats who are too afraid to fight the White House on the national security issue-

Money quote:

So today, I say to Mr. Rove and his fellow partisan strategists: You have thrown down the gauntlet, and we will pick it up.

As a lifelong Democrat I welcome this debate, because it is one we can win. George W. Bush's saying he wants the 2006 election to be about national security is like Herbert Hoover proudly claiming that the 1930 election should be a referendum on the economy. And if the Democratic Party can get its national security act together, the result should be the same.

Daaaaaammmmnn, them's fighting words! I love it!

The Senator promises to take this debate all over the country. Good for him.

Considering the numerous national security failures of this administration (Iraq, Katrina, etc.), it really shouldn't be hard to explain to the American people why they need a political course correction. The reason Rove and the White House are fighting so hard on this issue is because they know it's their greatest vulnerability. Kudos to people like Sen. Bayh who aren't afraid to call them on it.