The Most Entertaining Nothing

At Radioblogger is a transcript of a conversation between Hugh Hewitt and self-described liberal professor Cass Sunstein on the NSA surveillance non-issue that is ultimately going to make the president look tough and determined in the face of global terrorism.

Sunstein argues strongly that all of the arguments are in the president's favor in this matter, not surprisingly. From the Supreme Court through the lower courts, from the Department of Justice to past precendent, the executive branch has the power to conduct surveillance for purposes of national security.

I guess that leaves only the hazy August daydream of Geriatric Norwegian's for Kerry in Walnut Grove.

Sunstein also confirms for Hewitt that he has been contacted repeatedly by major media outlets and interviewed on the subject. In a not so ironic twist, he does not recall being quoted anywhere.

This story, more than Rathergate, will end up being the quintessential example of how self-destructive the liberal/media relationship has become. They remind me of two eighth-graders suddenly in charge of the school PA system. The adults have been locked out of the room and its time to get some payback!

And how about those Dem's in 2005? They spent all year hammering the drum of hysteria in hopes of tanking Bush's approval rating, and were right there at the finish line about two months ago. Then comes Howard "America couldn't win a sack race" Dean and John "Iraq should terrorize its own citizens" Kerry superimposed over the long overdue trickle of good news coming out of Iraq. Then comes Iraqi elections.

Almost as a living testament to the fragileness of the hysteria from the left, the president's poll numbers jump from the low 30s to the high 40s in a matter of weeks. Now, the coup de grace, a "scandal" that has little to no legal merit and paints the president as a "do what it takes to defeat terrorism" kind of guy.

A direct contrast to the fumbling asshat they have spent the last year nurturing into existence.

I think there is little doubt that the American people would be outraged to learn that the president was not monitoring the phone calls of people associated with al Qaeda and global terrorism, inside or outside the country. It's not a partisan issue, it's a common sense one.

It will blow up in their face.

When it does, congressional poll numbers will sink even lower, if that's possible, and Bush's may even climb a little. If they do, the Dem's will have singlehandedly destroyed all of the fruits of their sordid labor.

A year wasted by the left's zealots, with not one moment spent fashioning a party platform to address the important issues facing the American people. Hell, a public admission of no consensus on the issue most important to the country. Isn't that a hell of a footnote to 2005?

Now, it is very suddenly an election year, the president's poll numbers are climbing, Iraq marches on to self-rule with results on the ground driving news of troop reductions. The economic news continues to paint a very positive picture, and the president - forced into the position by his very detractors - seems ever more comfortable in the role of aggressor regarding Iraq and the war on terror.

So, congratulations to the Democrats of 2005. They essentially accomplished nothing, but it was the most entertaining nothing I could have ever imagined. It certainly inspired my blog to rise from the digital ashes. And, though ultimately they will be forsaken to the ever more important ashes of history, us main-liners will not soon forget 2005, the year the Democrats turned out to be their own worst enemy.