Is "Bush-hatred" a new word or a medical condition?

It's apparently "Specious Argument Day" in Wingnutville and Morton Kondracke just turned in his assignment:

Would newspapers in the midst of World War II have printed the fact that the United States had broken German and Japanese codes, enabling the enemy to secure its communications?

YES!! (thx Daily pundit) Additionally, I believe newspapers would have reported the United States spying on its own citizens. If you'll remember correctly, in comparison to King George, there was a president who was both honorable and honest. Incidentally, he was also a Dem.

Or revealed how and where Nazi spies were being interrogated?

YES!! In 1938, FBI Special Agent Leon Turrou led an investigation into a Nazi spy ring operating in the United States. He later wrote a book on his experiences, Nazi Spies In America, describing the early use of the polygraph in espionage cases. (source)

Regardless of the answer to this question, back then the US attempted to strictly adhere to the Geneva Convention. The US populace was not concerned that "The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave" was torturing its enemies. We weren't trying to form opinion and policy based on the latest episode of '24'. Now we have a Torture Veep; back then we had a something completely different - a reasonable and honest human being.

In Congress and in much of the media, the immediate reaction to news that the National Security Agency was intercepting international terrorist communications was not to say, "Good work - and how can we help?" Rather, it was to scream about a "domestic spying" scandal, as though Richard Nixon were back in the White House and tapping the telephone of Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean.

When the day comes where we get verifiable word that the NSA was intercepting "international terrorist communications" and only "international terrorist communications", then we'll say within reason whatever you want, Mr. Kondracke. Until then your argument is fantasy.

If a known terrorist in Pakistan calls a number in Los Angeles, I want the government to know what number that person calls. Don't you?

No, actually I want the government to go get the terrorist. If they truly have reason to be suspicious, then go pick him up and figure out what he's up to. Why wait until it's too late?

The phone companies that are cooperating with the government ought to be congratulated for participating in the war on terrorism - as they would have been during WWII. Instead, they are being hauled before the Senate Judiciary Committee as though they were criminals.

If this is all above board and legit, why did King George feel the need to a issue a signing statement that allowed the Telcos the right to lie about their activities as "related to National Security?" And besides, don't sweat the Senate Judiciary here. Sen Specter will either roll over at the last minute, or move the hearing to a private room, or refuse to put anybody under oath. However he works, don't worry Mr. Kondracke, justice will not be served.

Muslim fanatics will not only try to destroy the Capitol, but also explode a nuclear bomb, if they can.

Replace "Muslim" with "Christian" and "Capitol" with "Iran" and tell me whether that statement is true. I guess you believe more in "an eye for an eye" than you believe in "do unto others as you would have them do unto you"?

The remainder of this article continues in typical wingnut dementia. It's almost not even worth reading, because I'm sure you've heard all these lies before.

However, let me state that I agree with Mr. Kondracke on one thing: "Bush-hatred a threat to national security" is absolutely true. I'm worried about all the hatred that King George is propogating throughout the world. Mr. Kondracke - why do you worry about what I think or more correctly, what you think I think? (for the record, I don't hate Bush, but I do hate some of his policies and actions) I'm not the one that's going to fly a plane into something or in any other way cause terror amongst my fellow citizens. Maybe you should stop worrying about me and focus your energy towards something positive, like urging the Imperial Palace to find the people that started this War on Terror® to begin with.

Or maybe you're not brave enough to rise to that challenge?