Obama Takes Criticism Bush Did Not

Poor baby.

Eight years ago, a terrorist bomber’s attempt to blow up a transatlantic airliner was thwarted by a group of passengers, an incident that revealed some gaping holes in airline security just a few months after the attacks of Sept. 11. But it was six days before President George W. Bush, then on vacation, made any public remarks about the so-called shoe bomber, Richard Reid, and there were virtually no complaints from the press or any opposition Democrats that his response was sluggish or inadequate.

Well, let's see. Back then, the consensus of opinion was that George Bush actually took terrorism seriously. What this most recent incident revealed was that Barack Obama does not take security seriously.