Party of The Unhinged?

Party of The Unhinged?

Once upon a time, it was easy to cast Jim McDermott as a kook. People were offended, but not surprised when he claimed that George Bush timed the capture of Saddam Hussein to gain maximum political benefit.

But, the current frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination has joined McDermott in paranoid fantasy land with several insane statements, including an insinuation that President Bush had prior knowlege of the 9-11 attacks and did nothing to prevent it. Nevertheless, he has not suffered for these indiscretions. Indeed, his popularity has grown.

And finally, there is former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, who seemed to agree with McDermott and further speculated that the Bush Administration might already have Usama bin Laden in a prison someplace and was waiting until just before the next election to show him to the world.