Washington Politics At Play After The Failed Bombing Attack On Flight 253

GOP Seizes On Terror Issue -- Politico

Republicans have wasted no time in attacking Democrats on intelligence and screening failures leading up to the failed Christmas Day bombing of Flight 253 — a significant departure from the calibrated, less partisan responses that have followed other recent terrorist activity.

The strategy — coming as the Republican leadership seeks to exploit Democratic weaknesses heading into the 2010 midterms — is in many ways a natural for a party that views protecting the U.S. homeland as its ideological raison d’etre and electoral franchise.

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Update #1: EXCLUSIVE: Photos of the Northwest Airlines Bomb -- ABC News

Update #2: Al Qaeda link called credible as clues emerge in foiled terror attack -- CNN

My Comment: The Democrats (playing to their base) exploited the issue of National Security throughout President Bush's term .... constantly ridiculing him as Commander in Chief, calling Generals like Petraeus a liar, and claiming that facilities like Guantanamo only inflame worldwide terrorism.

Now that they are in power .... their election slogans and promises are now catching up to them in a world that operates very differently, and the Republicans are now exploiting the issue of National Security and playing up to their base.

I mentioned on many occasions at the beginning of this year that if a major terrorism strike should occur on US soil during President Obama's watch .... the political fallout will be devastating to both him and to Democrats in general. Considering what happened this past Christmas .... the passengers on Flight 253 were not the only ones who were very lucky.