Strange bedfellows

In the film Dick Tracy, our yellow-clad detective hero mumbles to himself as he tries to unravel a relational mystery. "Is the enemy of my enemy my friend, or is the enemy of my friend my enemy?" With al Qaeda and Democrats both gloating about Uncle Don's resignation, I had to join Detective Tracy in his search for truth. They say that nothing unifies like a common enemy, and it seems that Democrats and al Qaeda have one, namely the President of the United States. Both have done everything in their power to topple the Bush "regime," and I believe that both groups have painted themselves into a corner where the only way they could claim success would be for the United States to fail in the war on terror. Don Rumsfeld is the latest casualty to be attributed to the war effort, and Dems and al Qaeda now gloat in perfect harmony about their victory.

I'm not suggesting that the Democrats in this country have become allies with al Qaeda against the United States, but it seems to be worth mentioning that they are on exactly the same page on this one.