I'm Not Outraged at Giuliani

It's important for people on the left to not get actually "outraged" at the outrageous comments made by the right.

Case in point: Rudy Giuliani's proclamation on Tuesday that the U. S. would be safer with a Republican president.

Of course, that's nonsense. For people to be safe, we need an administration that's willing to do the hard work of making planes, ports, bridges, tunnels, and airspace secure.

To the contrary, what the Republicans are concerned about is talking and looking tough. To use a bodybuilding analogy, the Republicans like to look at a mirror and brag about how "ripped" or "cut" they look, but don't actually like to work out.

But, heh. Giuliani is a Republican candidate for President. He has to say something good about being a Republican. So I'm not getting as worked up as the people at DailyKos who point out:

"Yes. If a Republican is elected, they can "anticipate" terrorist attacks. You know, perhaps because staff members with their "hair on fire" are warning them of the high risk of terrorist attacks. Perhaps because staff members are trying to educate them in vain about a recent ongoing history of terrorist attacks. Perhaps because somebody practically staples a memo to the Republican President's forehead dramatically entitled, in a large and bolded font, "Bin Laden Determined To Strike in U.S." MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. "

I don't think there's quite a need anymore to yell at Giuliani like that. The Republican record of incompetence almost speaks for itself. The key thing is to tie Giuliani arguments about Republican competence back to Bush in a detailed way.