GOP still trying to make hay from Lamont win (MSNBC)

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

As we suggested earlier this morning, the news of today's thwarted terror plot gave Republicans a possible opening to continue their coordinated attack portraying Ned Lamont's primary victory in Connecticut as a sign Democrats that are weak on national security. And they took it. Per a White House pool report, a senior Administration official -- you can try guessing who -- walked into the press cabin on Air Force One to discuss the Lieberman-Lamont race. With a caveat of not extrapolating too much from the results of a primary election, the official noted how much closer the contest got during the final days of the campaign. "And I think that's in part because at the end of the day, people look at the consequences of failure and the consequences of victory, the consequences of withdrawal and the consequences of finishing the fight."

The official continued, "So if you have Lamont Democrats who say, 'Bring'em home, turn away, and it will be all over,' the American people say, 'You're kidding yourself. We're in war and the only way you walk away from a war is as a victor, defeating the enemy.'" (Of course, that begs these questions: How, exactly, do you win the war on terror? And just who, exactly, is the enemy?)

Meanwhile, in today's White House press gaggle, spokesman Tony Snow was asked directly whether the Administration knew of this terrorist plot beforehand (he said yes), and whether they knew the news about it would break today -- just after they had whacked Democrats on Lamont's victory. Snow's answer raised our eyebrows. "Let me put it this way, I don’t want to encourage that line of thought. I don’t think it's fully accurate, but I also don’t want -- I know it's frustrating, but we really don’t want to get too much into who knew what, where, when."

More: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14028806/

[msongs]

1. snow also used the waving the white flags thing about dems....

so anybody who is against war crimes and fascists is now a surrender monkey.

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[mohinoaklawnillinois]

2. In other words Snowjob, you guys knew about this...

Good Lord, I despise this administration..

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[Reckon]

3. I'm laughing because Snow is putting down 60% of the country... nt

[bigdarryl]

4. Wasn't it the British who foiled the attack?

I'am i missing something hear. the repubs are talking about this terrorist plot in London as if it helps them buy attacking democrates like Lamont what the fuck.