MediaMatters was outraged in August when Sean Hannity suggested that a Democratic takeover of Congress would be a "victory for the terrorists".

When Dick Cheney suggested that the potential election of Ned Lamont would be a victory for the terorrists, ted Kennedy wrote an Op-Ed calling the remarks an "attack on democracy" which drew a huge wave of media outrage:

Did Cheney Go Too Far?

By insinuating that the sizeable majority of American voters who oppose the war in Iraq are aiding and abetting the enemy, Vice President Cheney on Wednesday may have crossed the line that separates legitimate political discourse from hysteria.

Liberals have been telling us just the opposite in fact, using a laundry list of events and analyses "proving" that President Bush's policies have helped the terrorists.

Well then, let's step out of our political circle jerk now and see what those on whose behalf we pretend to be speaking have to say themselves...

Khamenei calls elections a victory for Iran
'Iraq al-Qaeda' welcomes US poll
The mood in Damascus was joyful
Al-Jazeera Highlights Nancy Pelosi's 'Iraq Is a Catastrophe' Declaration

George Bush has already mentioned at least once that our enemies should not confuse the workings of democracy for a lack of resolve in battling radical Islamists.  I await similar language from our Congressional leaders.

After winning her new position as Majority Leader of the House and receivng the news of Donald Rumsfeld's resignation, Nancy Pelosi issued a brief press release which included the following statement:

Secretary Rumsfeld has lost the confidence of his most crucial constituency: the men and women of our armed forces who rely on the civilian leadership of the Pentagon to provide them with the support needed to do their dangerous jobs as effectively and safely as possible.  Mr. Rumsfeld failed to do that – that is why I called for him to step down nearly three years ago.

Ms. Pelosi and her colleagues should make sure that while she tries to fulfill the desires of the American people at large, she should not confuse their beliefs with those of the troops stationed on the front lines who tend to be more a more conservative lot.

For example, in a Zogby poll taken earlier this year, only 30% of the troops felt "the Department of Defense has failed to provide adequate troop protections, such as body armor, munitions, and armor plating for vehicles like HumVees." (This isn't to say that the majority thought we should still be in Iraq, but that's not the Defense Deprtment's call).