The Daily Background

I think I’ve finally figured out how Republicans think. It’s a little complicated, but bear with me:

1. When a terrorist attack that kills almost 3,000 Americans occurs on the watch of a Republican president, 8 months into his term, it’s an inherited and unavoidable tragedy.

Whereas…

When a terrorist attack which kills no one is foiled on the watch of a Democratic president, 11 months into his term, it’s a clear sign that he’s failing to keep the country safe.

2. When a Republican president’s administration fails to make good on their promise to capture or kill all the perpetrators of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, it’s just not that important.

Whereas…

When a terrorist is caught in the act during the administration of a Democrat and nobody is hurt except for a self-inflicted wound on the terrorist himself, it’s a symbol of the failings of his administration to keep us safe.

3. When 19 hijackers board American airplanes from within the United States, many of them with student visas that had expired, it’s not a problem worth fixing.

Whereas…

When one lone wannabe hijacker boards a plane thousands of miles away in Yemen without a passport, it’s infuriating and something that needs to be fixed right away.

4. When a Republican president violates both the spirit and the letter of numerous international laws as well as the US Constitution by storing terror suspects in an off-shore prison camp, he’s merely protecting us from them.

Whereas…

When a Democratic president moves towards reinstating the rule of law by pressing forward with fair trials and the relocation of said terror suspects to a town which is begging for decent-paying prison jobs, he’s practically letting terrorists out onto the streets.

See? It all makes perfect sense.

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