Jonathan Chait nails Bush on his bogus "war on terror" credentials:


The Bush administration has decided to stake the 2006 elections on Bush's record of fighting terrorism.  It sounds like a joke, but it isn't.  He let our worst enemies escape; he is on the verge of creating a terrorist haven in Iraq where none existed before; and this is the issue he picks to highlight.  Why not run on his record of evacuating New Orleans?  Maybe Bill Clinton can run on his record of chastity!

Of course, Bush doesn't really want to be judged on his record of fighting terrorism as much as his image.  Republicans want you to think about him on that rubble pile and of his vow to bring Bin Laden to justice "dead or alive," rather than whether Bin Laden actually has been brought to justice.

If only we could get some of our Democratic candidates to articulate the Bush Reality as well as that.