For years, they attacked and attempted to undermine President George W. Bush and the Bush administration. They vehemently objected to the methods utilized to deal with the terrorist threat and protect us.
Their assault was relentless, accusing President Bush and Vice President Cheney of being war criminals.
WATERBOARDING.
ENHANCED INTERROGATION.
SECRET PRISONS.
WARRANTLESS WIRETAPPING.
Obama was adamant about closing Guantanamo Bay.
He and the Democrats opposed the very methods that allowed for bin Laden to be killed.
Here's a sampling of video, via Mark Levin:
FORMER Sen. Russ Feingold lies and rails against collecting intelligence.
David Gregory lectures President Bush on the interrogation bill.
Matt Lauer accuses President Bush of using illegal methods to obtain information.
Obama signs his first executive order - to close Gitmo.
OBAMA: Guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now.
Of course, that didn't happen.
Dick Cheney defends President Bush and the interrogation methods used to protect the country. This is must-see.
Obama chastises Dick Cheney for objecting to Obama's plan to close Gitmo.
Obama says he "fundamentally disagrees with Dick Cheney."
So, Obama and his Democrat comrades mercilessly attacked the Bush administration, while now they're hoping to take sole credit for getting bin Laden, and wallowing in the news of his death.
It's absurd.
It's a disgrace.
Democrat Gwen Moore wanted President Bush impeached.
Yesterday, she touted the mission, military action within the borders of a sovereign nation. She didn't call for Obama's impeachment because he gave the kill order to get bin Laden in Pakistan.
Moore's statement:
"I applaud our military, our President, and his national security team for ridding the world of the dark presence of Osama bin Laden. He has held the world captive, and his death ends a tragic chapter in a horror story where extremists target innocent civilians with murder, mayhem and fear.
"Bin Laden’s death brings a sense of relief to the families who lost loved ones on 9/11 and indeed every American. Our global partners and allies and peoples all over the world – regardless of race, creed, color, country, or religion – stand vigilant and unified with us today to rebuke this extremism and break free from the bondage of fear."
Personally, I don't feel a sense of relief. I'm glad bin Laden has been brought to justice, but I don't feel safer at all. This war, and it is a war, is not over.
In sum, Obama and the Democrats are shameless in their hypocrisy.
President Bush and Vice President Cheney have been vindicated.
Without their efforts and their tireless battle against Obama and the Democrats, bin Laden would be alive today; and Obama wouldn't be planning a 2012 election photo-op at Ground Zero on Thursday.
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UPDATE: During the afternoon White House press briefing, Jay Carney insists that Obama hasn't changed his mind about the Bush policy interrogation methods.
Of course, Obama kept the vast majority of those policies in place, reneging on his promises.
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