Well, here I am a Republican arguing against them. I think that both parties did react the same way, and it is all they could've done, politically. It's true that the people need to be educated, but I also recognize that we can not expect Republicans to move in line with that education because the current fear within the nation feeds into their world view which is something like "eternal vigilance." When Kerry spoke about reducing terrorism to a nuisance, what he was talking about trying to get to the point where talk of terror does not dominate our lives. Seems like a worthy goal to me. And, again, that is a different world view.

No, Dovster, I agree that both parties had to react the same way, but I don't think that both parties are equally vested in the current state of fear.