Hmmm, Blunt Thinks Peace Is Scary

Not exactly sure what to think of this, but I think this is the first time I've heard a politician say peace is scary. Majority Whip Roy Blunt, in a 19th October release titled  "Pelosi's House", is quoted thus:

"This list of the bills most likely to be championed by committee chairmen in a Pelosi-led House of Representatives would be great fodder for the latenight talk show hosts if it weren't true," House Majority Whip Roy Blunt said.  "Instead, it's just plain scary.  While Republicans fight the War on Terror, grow our robust economy, and crack down on illegal immigration, House Democrats plot to establish a Department of Peace, raise your taxes, and minimize penalties for crack dealers.  The difference couldn't be starker."

The release is a regular Repub hit piece, but the idea that peace is scary is probably a first. This is how Blunt describes why it's such a loony idea.

Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act -- H.R. 3760: Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and 74 Democratic cosponsors propose a new "Department of Peace and Nonviolence" as well as "National Peace Day." Cosponsors include three would-be Democratic Chairmen: John Conyers (Judiciary), George Miller (Education and the Workforce), and Charlie Rangel (Ways and Means).

I guess that sounds pretty loony to whoever the hell Blunt thinks he's addressing. To me, it sounds like he's saying, how dare Democrats talk about peace? Why the hell not, you moron? Peace isn't scary, peace is what we want, peace and prosperity. Those are the real stakes.