Five years later

On this fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, I'd like to think America and, indeed, the world, is a safer place. I'd like to think that the country is still as united against terrorism and Islamic facism today as it was in the aftermath of that fateful day. I'd like to think that the bleeding hearts in this country have pulled their heads out of the sand and see clearly the threats posed by the jihadists and Iran, the terrorist state run by a maniacal dictator that reminds us of another madman that created such mayhem 70 years ago.

Yes, I'd like to think these things but I can't. Instead, I see an America divided along partisan lines. I see one party so blinded by hate of the man it could not beat in two elections that it has fomented an insurgency of its own, attacking the president wherever and whenever it can. Rather than heal, it seeks to divide. Rather than fight those who want only the destruction of us and Israel, it fights to regain its one-time hold on the seats of government, and security and fate of the world be damned. Rather than see the opportunity of accomplishment in Iraq and the Iranian threat to international peace and security, it sees only a way to attack President Bush, painting on him a small mustache and swastikas on his sleeves.

I also see a world blinded by resentment and jealousy toward the U.S., and it too hates President Bush, even going so far as to make a mockumentary entitled, "Death of a President."

Yes, I see all this, and I fear that we haven't learned anything yet. I fear it'll take another 9/11 or worse to wake up the leftists in this country. I fear the Harry Reids, Nancy Pelosis and Barbara Boxers of the world will gain control of this country's wheel and steer us toward an unprecedented disaster and a much more dangerous world for our children and grandchildren.

Actually, I just fear.