In a recent interview, Vermont senator James Jeffords mentioned that the Senate Democrats joined in singing “Consider Yourself (at Home),” from Oliver!, when he joined their caucus. In the musical, didn’t that song welcome Oliver into a gang of pickpockets?
For $150, Republican donors can get three photographs of highlights of President George W. Bush’s first year in office. One of those photos shows him, in an airplane, making a phone call on 9/11. “A shameless fund-raising ploy,” said Democratic representative Nita Lowey, “politiciz[ing] the tragic events of September 11.” Hold on, Nita. Bush was president on September 11; he has directed the war on terror; shouldn’t he be able to take credit for its successes? Did President Lincoln in 1864 talk only about the Homestead Act? Come to think of it, Lincoln politicized the Mexican War when he was a congressman (he argued against it, vehemently). Former president Bill Clinton reportedly expressed regret that he did not face this challenge. Should President Bush—can he—ignore the fact that it has come to him?
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