Republicans have been treating Nigerian Abdulmutallab’s failed Christmas Day bombing of Flight 253 like a Christmas gift from Al Qaeda — something really juicy to exploit.<\/p>\n
In fact, the Republicans’ partisan response to this attempted terrorism has been so shameless, even Politico noticed<\/a>. <\/p>\n Republicans like Pete Hoekstra,<\/a> James DeMint, Dan Burton,<\/a> and many others have earned themselves a triple limerick by playing politics with national security:<\/a><\/p>\n Shameless Republicans On Christmas Attack Exploiting a terror attempt There is plenty of blame they should share As for funding our air travel screening,
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n
\nIs surely beneath all contempt.
\nBut that never would stop
\nSuch a GOP op:
\n“Bash Obama! He failed to preempt.” <\/p>\n
\nFor that terrorist scare in the air.
\nWe’ve no TSA head:
\nDeMint “held” him instead
\nOf a vote. It’s Republican guerre.<\/p>\n
\nThey vote no. Seems they’re pro-terror leaning.
\nThough their record is poor,
\nThey keep spouting full-bore.
\nPlease Republicans, spare us your preening.<\/p>\n