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Patriotism, neo-McCarthyism, and Whining

From The Daily Standard (the Weekly Standard's website), Hugh Hewitt writes The National Security Gap, "the real reason Democrats are crying McCarthy on questions of patriotism".

Why would an author and a journal of established reputations dirty themselves with trumped up charges of McCarthyism? Because the only way to keep the Democrats from certain electoral setback is to protect the party and its candidates from close examination on the issue of judgment on matters of national security. If the election is fought over which party is better prepared to defend the United States against Islamic fanaticism and North Korean irrationality, the Democrats will lose and lose big.
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For the record: A child might argue for unilateral disarmament in order to advance the cause of universal peace. That doesn't make the kid unpatriotic, just ill-informed.

So it is with the Democrats: Their recklessness and fecklessness on matters of national security does not make them unpatriotic, just unqualified to lead the war on terror.

From National Review Online, Jonah Goldberg writes The Great "W", "can the whining stop, please?"

Criticizing someone else's criticism — even when a government official does it — isn't an assault on free speech. It is free speech.