The Bushies will twist reasonable opposition to any of their policies into an accusation of giving succor to our terrorist enemies. The latest example is Karen Hughes, who dove down and wallowed in the same gutter recently occupied by Secretary of Education Rod Paige. (Paige, you may remember, characterized
teachers unions as terrorist organizations.) When asked about today's pro-choice rally, Hughes revealed that the administration would prefer that voters not distinguish supporting terrorists from supporting a woman's right to exercise control over her own body:
"I think that after September 11, the American people are valuing life more and we need policies to value the dignity and worth of every life," she said. "President Bush has worked to say, let's be reasonable, let's work to value life, let's reduce the number of abortions, let's increase adoptions. And I think those are the kinds of policies the American people can support, particularly at a time when we're facing an enemy and, really,
the fundamental issue between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life."
Translation: In terms of respect for human life, supporting pro-choice policies and politicians is the same as supporting al-Qaeda.