Be Safe With Democrats In Congress

The Democrats came out with their plan for securing the US if elected. I like it. Its bold, doable and measurable. And they'll pay hell two years later if they don't deliver.

Congressional Democrats unveiled a national security plan Wednesday that they hope will erase their most significant political vulnerability in a pivotal election year.

It is the perception that they are too weak to defend the country.

Their most dramatic promise: If they win control of Congress this fall, they will vote on their first day in power to implement all the recommendations of the independent Sept. 11 commission. That, they said, would boost security at ports, airports, chemical and nuclear power plants, on mass transit systems and at the border.

But here's what really impresses me and is probably a more bold move than the above "dramatic promise".

In a hint of the investigations they might launch if in power, the Democrats also promised to hold the Bush administration “accountable for its manipulated prewar intelligence, poor planning and contracting abuses” in Iraq.

This was always a given. There was little chance a Democratic controlled congress would not lauch such investigations. But sometimes its necessary to explicitly tell the voters what they'll get for their votes. Its unfortunate they had to be so oblique in their wording, but it was necessary. I can say I would impeach Bush's ass, but they can't.

At any rate, this is one hell of a lot better than the "we can do better" meme that seemed to be all they could come up with.

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