Mental Disorder Or Death Wish?

Liberalism, that is.

And the answer is: yes (h/t Freedom Works):

In the six and a half years since September 11, 2001, there has not been a single significant terrorist attack on U.S. soil. This is no accident or stroke of luck - it is because the [Bush Administration] has [devoted] the necessary resources and [has been] fully committed to protecting American lives. Lawmakers worked together to pass necessary legislation like the Patriot Act and created the Department of Homeland Security. They worked together to update and revise laws to face new threats and challenges, providing our intelligence and law enforcement agencies with the 21st century tools they need to keep us safe from further terrorist attacks.

But despite this bipartisan record and proven success, liberal special interests and the Democratic Congressional leadership are jeopardizing a significant and necessary component of our intelligence gathering capability. Last year, Congress passed the Protect America Act - an update to previously passed FISA legislation that allows the U.S. government to effectively monitor to terrorist communications....

And which congressional Democrats tried to defeat before the White House forced them into a tactical retreat. The latter's mistake being that they didn't force the Donks into a strategic retreat by holding out for making the PAA permanent rather than with a six-month sunset provision that guaranteed the whole stinking charade would have to be replayed, as it is now.

This legislation was set to expire on February 1st, yet the far-left is blocking reauthorization of this bill, and hampering our efforts to prevent further attack.

The ACLU, MoveOn.org, Senator ["Dirty Harry"] Reid, Senator Chris Dodd and others are fighting a provision that provides immunity to telecommunication companies facing multi-billion dollar lawsuits because they assisted law enforcement agencies in defending America following the September 11 attacks....

Because, of course, they're fighting the "real enemy" - "corporate America".

....Stripping immunity from the bill would not make American safer; it would only provide a financial windfall to trial lawyers....

....And guess who just left the presidential race? Serendipitous coincidence? Or does Opie just need a new infusion of folding money as he's whistlingly hammering nails at Habitat for Humanity?

Interestingly, the same trial lawyers that stand to profit from this litigation contribute disproportionately to the liberal lawmakers now working to strip immunity. It's shameful that liberal politicians are attempting to use this critical legislation as an opportunity to reward contributors.

Senator Ron Wyden also introduced an amendment that would require a warrant for any overseas surveillance for intelligence purposes. This ridiculous proposal would seriously hinder intelligence gathering and makes little sense. In fact, if the amendment were to pass, a warrant would be required to target a group planning a terrorist attack, but not a drug cartel in Colombia.

Republicans and Democrats have agreed to a 15-day extension of this vital legislation after congressional leaders have been stalling this legislation for months. President Bush and conservatives in Congress don't believe that companies should be subject to lawsuits for voluntarily helping protect our country in these critical times and want to prevent liberal lawmakers from using this legislation to reward the trial lawyers - we agree.

But the Democrats do not. And with the rise of John McCain on the GOP side, very soon neither major party will retain the slightest scintilla of homeland security sanity.

If anybody wonders why I've been insomniacal since the Florida Primary on Tuesday (until I crashed early last night, anyway), let's just say it has nothing to do with that Starbucks giftcard I received last summer.