THE TENSION: The Decline and Fall of Western Civ. for 27 Sep

Heads up folks, the partisans have escaped.

According to AP, Fox News chief Roger Ailes says former President Clinton's response to Chris Wallace's question about going after Osama bin Laden represents "an assault on all journalists." Ailes said:
"If you can't sit there and answer a question from a professional, mild-mannered, respectful reporter like Chris Wallace, then the hatred for journalists is showing," Ailes said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday. "All journalists need to raise their eyebrows and say, `hold on a second.'"

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's underdog Republican challenger accused the former first lady and her husband on Wednesday of engaging in timeworn theatrics with their criticism of President Bush's handling of the hunt for Osama bin Laden, reports AP. I'll a bit sketchy on this but the last time Hill called Bill "my husband" she was defending him against the 'vast right-wing conspiracy' questions of lying under oath about sexual indiscretions with a certain female intern:
"Once again, President Clinton is wagging his finger with righteous indignation and once again, Hillary Clinton is rushing to his defense," said former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer. "This act is getting old and the American people realize it."

My single revelation in the whole mess is this: if Clinton's tirade is seen as a needed injection of "backbone" into the Democrat's position on terror, it seems to bear out Republican statements that the Democrat's position on terror is needy at best. It is also important to note that despite all of the name calling and smack talk President Bush has endured from friendly enemies and yellow patriots alike, Bush has never lowered himself to such a childish outburst. For Bill Clinton, their ain't no class like no-class.

In the same vein, Joseph F. Connor writing in the New York Post says, "Bill pardoned terror." Clinton's scathing, defensive attack against Chris Wall ace and Fox News on Sunday left me once again struck by the former president's pure hypocrisy and arrogance. You may not want to wag your finger defending your record anymore - it now seems clear that the more you wag, the more we see through you.

AP reports former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended Bill Clinton on Wednesday over the former president's counterterrorism efforts, saying recent criticism on preventing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is wrong. Giuliani said he was "very interested in considering" a run for president but would not make a decision until after the November election.

Ann Coulter writes of Bill Clinton: I DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH THAT NOMAD, OSAMA BIN LADEN. Coulter says, "The glassy-eyed Clinton cultists are insisting their idol's on-air breakdown during a 'Fox News Sunday' interview with Chris Wallace was a calculated performance, which is a bit like describing Hurricane Katrina as a 'planned demolition.'" and continues, "Let me be the first to welcome Chris Wallace to the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy! If the son of Mike Wallace is a member, can Chelsea be far behind?"
Osama bin Laden told "ABC News" in 1998 that America's humiliating retreat from Somalia emboldened his jihadists: "The youth were surprised at the low morale of the American soldiers and realized more than before that the American soldier was a paper tiger and after a few blows ran in defeat."

If this is the message that Clinton is hoping to telegraph to the American people, I hope the voters are listening.