Mort Kondracke: Ideological Conflict Menaces U.S. Ability to Fight Terrorism

Roll Call ^ | May 18, 2006 | Morton M. Kondracke

[misterrob]

I like Mort. A reasonable Democrat. If there were more like him then the country would be much better off and we wouldn't have RINOs.

[FlashBack]

Good find!
You got it spot on Mort!!

[Siena Dreaming]

Go Mort!

[jocon307]

"Instead, they are being hauled before the Senate Judiciary Committee..."

This is the part I don't understand, why are the REPUBLICANS doing this?

[Don Corleone]

Would newspapers in the midst of World War II have printed the fact that the U.S. had broken German and Japanese codes, enabling the enemy to secure its communications?

If Roosevelt had been a conservative Republican they certainly would have.

[marron]

This is how modern espionage is done.

In the old days, a spy or a turncoat would use spy-craft to deliver information to his handler. If he got caught, it would be life in prison, or worse.

Now, you pass it to the New York Times, they print it on page one, and your handler reads it with his morning coffee.

If Aldrich Ames or Jonathan Pollard had been smart enough to let the Times be the middle man, they would be bouncing their grandkids on their knees, instead of rotting behind bars.

Until we treat this as an espionage breach, a case of double agents betraying war plans to the enemy, its only going to get worse. We either lock these people up, or we owe Aldrich Ames an apology and a pension. If all his pals at the agency are getting by with it, why not him?

[Wayfarer]

The Marxist-Pragmatists (otherwise known as Democrats), wouldn't have it any other way.

Whatever they can do to undermine this administration (and ultimately this nation), they will do.

They have no principles, scruples, or honor.

[Loyal Buckeye]

Mort is right. Ideological differences also equates to the Dems being willing to do ANYTHING to regain power.

[Leatherneck_MT]

Had there been a declaration of War, the Pres would have full authority to shut down those rags that printed these stories. There wasn't, so things continue on as if there is no war.

That's what gives these treasonous bastards the ability to circumvent our efforts.

[SE Mom]

Mort has some perspective here.

[pointsal]

Mort seems to understand "right" and "wrong"....

too bad the RINO HQ and Demorat HQ are completely clueless....

[mhx]

I wonder why we don't try to get a declaration of war. Doesn't the President's party control the Congress?

[lonedawg]

Mort can say some pretty far out things at times but you can always be assured he truly believes it!

[lonedawg]

The Presidents party is currently having an identity crises,They think they're men!

[sgtbono2002]

The Republicans went against all warnings given by the rank and file and placed Sphincter in charge of the Judiciary Committee.

[lonedawg]

The Pres. went out of his way to campaign for him. Of course if Spectre had lost we would have a Demoscum in his place.

[muawiyah]

There was a declaration of war and "W" can, in fact, pick these guys up, find some charges that fit, and put them on their way to the executioner.

It's up to "W", not some language in a declaration of war.

[MNJohnnie]

This is the part I don't understand, why are the REPUBLICANS doing this?

To get the otherside of the story out and show the voters just how weak the Democrat Party leadership is on the protecting them

[DerZornGottes]

These are are the reasons for the death penalty for treason or sedition in time of war. Seems that we've forgotten.