Dems Draw Line

"George Bush has left us less safe and less secure than we were four years ago."

--Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.), July 22

Gephardt, a voice of the Democratic party, has laid down a yardstick by which we are to measure the President. Are we less safe and secure now than in 1999? In 1999, the towers were still standing and the bull market was at it's peak. But were we really safer than?

I submit that the perception we were safer four years ago is because our perceptions couldn't fathom the truth. We didn't think that Saddam would aid and albeit known terrorists. We didn't think that Anthrax was something we needed to worry about. We didn't think that terrorists could conspire to hijack and crash FOUR airliners into midtown Manhattan. Our minds were not experienced to comprehend these sorts of things occuring in America. We couldn't handle the truth.

In the time since 2001, we have increased our intelligence, military and domestic security resources. The Presiedent also realizes that the solution is not just more checkpoints at airports, but a transformation of a difficult international situation. I have no reason to believe that the President is not making progress in these areas. Winning a war does not come overnight; patience, persistence and intestinal fortitude must rule of the day.

Yes, I feel less safe and secure, but that's because now I know the truth of the matter.