There was a question often asked in 2004, which went like this: “For whom do you think Osama bin Laden would vote?” Naturally, the Democrats didn’t appreciate this too much, since anyone over the age of three knew the answer was them.

Well, quite a few Americans seem to have forgotten between then and now, but lucky for us, our enemies are all too happy to remind us. We are, after all, in a war, even if the entire Democrat Party and a great many voters have forgotten. They, like the Democrats, are having a lot to say. Some headlines:

Ayatollah Khamenei calls elections a victory for Iran

Al Qaeda Gloats Over Rumsfeld, Mocks “Lame Duck” Bush

Al Qaeda in Iraq Claims It’s Winning War, Vow to Blow Up White House

Chavez: Bush Should Get Death Penalty

And of course, as noted earlier:

Germany to Indict Rumsfeld for War Crimes

There is no doubt who America’s most mortal enemies supported; nor is there any doubt why.

We are in a struggle for our very survival. And our fifth column just took power.

This is a family blog, so forgive me while I step aside for a second to utter some South Park language…………………………………………. Okay, that’s better. But only a little.

Yes, you read right: it took about ten seconds for the Euro crowd, fully in bed with Pelosi et al., to announce plans to indict just-resigned Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and possibly Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and former CIA Director George Tenet, for war crimes, presumably involving Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.

Never mind that the average prisoner at Guantanamo lives better than the average prison guard at Guantanamo. Never mind that the supposed “torture” at Abu Ghraib consisted of things you could see any night at Nancy Pelosi’s favorite San Francisco clubs without even going into the back room. And of course never mind that the idea that Don Rumsfeld personally ordered underwear placed on prisoners’ heads makes about as much sense as fretting that aliens could attack at any time (oh wait, Britain’s former Defense chief now claims exactly that: more proof that Europeans are nuts).

No, none of that is the issue. The issue is American sovereignty. Who the heck believes that Germany — or anyone else — has a right to try our citizens; and worse still, a right to try our government officials for their policy decisions? If allowed, would this not mean that every single act of the American government is subject to review by any traffic judge in any country on Earth? And would that not mean that we have lost every vestige of independence already?

The only legitimate response to this is full diplomatic and economic sanctions against any country that tries it; and war against any country that proceeds. That’s certainly how Jefferson and Madison would have seen it. We’ll see if George Bush is made of similar stuff.

But this much you may take to the bank: this is coordinated with the Democrats. The timing is not accidental. Howard Dean announced yesterday that “we won’t impeach the President” for a very good reason: Democrats can’t possibly sustain an impeachment in the Senate, and likely couldn’t get a majority to pass it in the House. But they can certainly go the war crimes route. And no matter how it comes out, they will taint their targets irreparably in the process (not to mention restrict their travel for the rest of their lives).

This is what’s at stake when we talk about the importance of our sovereignty. It’s not an abstract thing: it’s whether we are a nation or a colony. The EU proves every day that free peoples are perfectly willing to throw away nationhood for perceived economic benefits. Our Democrats have long since rejected nationalism, which is why they reject America. This is the first shot of many, and the most urgent reason we must fight and defeat them at every opportunity.

George W. Bush has given us the single worst imaginable Defense Secretary pick, with the possible exceptions of John Murtha and Jane Fonda. Jack Wheeler has the inside scoop on this retread from Bush 41’s time and why we need to send him packing (more on that part shortly).

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Hugh Hewitt states:

The post-mortems are accumulating, but I think the obvious has to be stated: John McCain and his colleagues in the Gang of 14 cost the GOP its Senate majority, plus any chance of reshaping the judiciary from here on in. They must be held responsible.

We couldn’t agree more. Consider this the beginning of conservatives’ Presidential campaign against John McCain. If anyone is guilty of the current debacle, the leader of the Gang of 14 and the father of the Alien and Sedition Acts, er, Campaign Finance Deform, is the man.

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The lean, ascetic, ideological purity of the Gingrich Republicans of 1994 had yielded to the corrupt, feather-your-own-nest psychology of the current Republican congressional leadership. They assumed that the partisan gerrymandering of 2000 left them invulnerable and they dipped into the till to get earmarks for their favorite lobbyists in return for contributions and free vacations. It’s time to get rid of this kind of leadership and to bring in people with a fine, tough partisan and ideological edge.

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