Yep. We keep getting sold down the river, bit by bit. Just think, if WE conservatives, hadn't kicked up such a fuss about the Harriet Miers nomination - we might have had a different judge. We can't be cowed down - we have to make our voice heard. We can never afford to rest - because every time we do - they try to slip something in that is unacceptable to most conservatives.
The past, especially on terrorism and the growth of the Nanny State tells us a lot. It is the combination of knowledge, experience, and especially, results.
In these times it is foremost that a President have the awareness of the Islamo-fascist terror threat. Being on of the foremost experts in the world on terrible is a great plus.