Missile Defense and Democrats

Looking Forward

“The United States does not need a multi-billion-dollar national missile defense against the possibility of a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile. “What we need is a strong nonproliferation policy with other nations to combat the most serious threat to our national security and to the safety of the world – weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists who would smuggle them into our cities.  - Nancy Pelosi, [Pelosi Receives 2003 Alan Cranston Peace Award from Global Security Institute] It appears that before the decade's end, every third world despot, and Tijuana street gang, will own a nuclear tipped ICBM.  Our only protection will be Ronald Reagan's missile defense system that, while still not perfect, is advanced enough to offer hope.  Last month, just prior to the election,  Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D - CA) appeared on C-Span's Washington Journal.  She there bolstered my position that every elected democrat is an unconscionable liar, by claiming  liberal democrats have always supported missile defense. It'll be fun watching these die hards attempt to gut a program that even your normally inattentive voter has a vested interest in, i.e., saving his/her own ass. They'll try, though, count on it.