Are You Safer Now than you Were Four Years Ago?

In my case yes, but largely because I moved across town. Still this is a slogan that some of the Democratic presidential candidats are bringing out. It's not an entirely wise slogan, as Jonah Goldberg points out today in his article.

"Voters surely felt more insecure after Pearl Harbor, that doesn't mean they thought FDR was wrong to prosecute WWII. Bush can make the case that the risks we face today are worth preventing greater risks tomorrow.

So, Bush's opponents need to make the case that voters are less safe because of Bush's actions and that they would do things better than Bush has."

There are a few areas where the Democrats can make that case. Certainly, President Bush's recent actions have alienated much of the world. Perhaps the Democrats would have moved slower on Iraq; is that necessarily wrong? Particularly if they went into Iraq with a real coalition instead of the lame one we seem to have now.

But he is correct that if Democrats are going to say that Bush screwed up, they also need to talk about what they could do better.