Giuliani attacks Democrats pre-9/11 mentality, leading Democrats angry
Following recent criticism from supporters and possible surrogates of Senator John McCain that ex-mayor Giuliani was showing no real leadership on Iraq or taking any kind of stand, Giuliani attacked Democrats as having a "pre-9/11 mentality" when it comes to defense of our nation. He criticized in particular their eagerness to surrender in Iraq, their opposition of the Patriot Act, and their opposition to electronic monitoring. He concluded that Democrats do not understand the scope of the war on terror. He then segued into arguing that the terrorists hate us for our "freedoms" and promising we would never surrender. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0407/3689.html Giuliani stated any Republican would do a better job than the Democrats, but that he believed he would do the best job.
Leading Democrat candidates were angered by Giuliani's remarks and Senator Obama went as far as to call them "a new low." Obama also made headlines today upon the Democrats' passage of a bill calling for a pullout from Iraq and launching a preemptive attack upon President Bush's promised veto, stating "we are one signature away from ending this war." Senator Clinton observed, "[t]here are people right now in the world, not just wishing us harm but actively planning and plotting to cause us harm," and contended that such "political rhetoric" will not quell the threat.
