YOU GOT IT!!!
The D's are actively trying to trash the "War On (Islamic) Terror" right now - to admit that such a thing actually exists would ruin their case.
Ironically, they could bury Bush once and for all, if they had simply supported the President all along, and come along now with a spin that stated that "Bush is trying to tell you that there has been no terrorism on U.S. soil since 09/11/01; yet here is another Muslim killing Americans, (then reference back to the "snipers", et. al., to prove the case).
THAT argument would have been transformative to the electorate; convincing people that D's were pro-American vs. Anti-American....Bush hasn't protected the border, etc...
They have blown it.
Reagan80
Sure do love your tagline.