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"Furor" over Bush's 9/11 ads was entirely manufactured: We have no doubt that the use of the images is appropriate - given that the president's leadership in the wake of 9/11, and his conduct of the War on Terror, are under drumbeat assault by John Kerry and the Democrats. But now it turns out that this whole furor is driven by a tiny group that's motivated by a far-left agenda and a festering hatred of the president - and has some quite dubious financial ties. Leading the rhetorical charge has been an outfit called September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows...

The Bush/Cheney team came under heavy criticism recently for "politicizing" the September 11 terrorist attacks by using Ground Zero images in a campaign advertisement. The anti-Bush crowd cried loud and long that the use of September 11 for political gain is unconscionable. How, exactly, is that an inappropriate action? There is no bigger issue than national security in this "new era" as we all like to call it. September 11 and the War on Terror that followed are the ultimate leadership issues and ought to be central in the battle for the White House. But, if John Kerry and the...