Smart vs. Showboat

I'm sick of the Republican rightwingers getting away with smearing our Democratic President over terrorism in ways that they would howl should it have been said by the left about George W. Bush right after, say 9/11. Excuse me, showboat Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Obama "got lucky" that the terrorist in the Times Square bomb attempt talked? How about, the asshole was apprehended within 54 hours of the attempt, albeit with a near loss of the suspect, and thanks to our non-torture policy, he's talking.

Is this fact supposed to somehow prove the counterargument -- that torture works, showboat Charles Krauthammer? This is simply smart -- i.e. the Obama approach, which is to say the traditional American approach pre-Cheney/Bush Administration -- vs. showboat. And by showboat I mean acting tough with the goal of spreading intimidation, even when tough is stupid.

Maybe the silliest showboat of all is weakie Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) who claims that Obama is "naive" about the Middle East, although he does stop short of calling our President a "domestic enemy." If anything, it's Cantor whose naivete led to his losing the health care reform debate.

If only he'd lose his upcoming re-election bid in November.