you better listen to the voice of reason

John from AmericaBlog has written a good post about the real implications of the Republicans attempting to spin their way out of the spy outing case. As you read, try to imagine what it would be like if there were any Democrats with the brains or the balls to give it as a speech.

Here's the first two or three paragraphs to get you started.

If a senior White House staffer had intentionally outed an American spy during World War II, he'd have been shot.

We're at war, George Bush keeps reminding us. We cannot continue with business as usual. A pre-9/11 mentality is deadly. Putting the lives of our troops at risk is treason.

Then why is the White House and the Republican party engaged in a concerted campaign to make treason acceptable during a time of war? That's exactly what they're doing.