Unsurprisingly, unnamed "Democratic leader" doesn't know what McCarthyism is:
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco rejected Republican demands Thursday that she apologize for her strong condemnation of President Bush, as raw nerves over Iraq collided with raw politics on Capitol Hill.
Republican leaders accused Pelosi of taunting the troops, inspiring the enemy and putting American lives at risk by telling The Chronicle on Wednesday that Bush is an "incompetent leader'' who lacks the judgment, experience or knowledge to make good decisions.
Pelosi stood her ground, telling reporters that "the emperor has no clothes." With the violence in Iraq threatening to overshadow all other issues in the coming election season, each party claimed to possess the moral high ground in setting the rules for debate.
"She apparently is so caught up in the partisan hatred for President Bush that her words are putting American lives at risk,'' said House Majority leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas. "This nation cannot afford the luxury of her dangerous rhetoric.''
Countered one Democratic leader: "Frankly, that's McCarthyism.''
Methinks "McCarthyism" has jumped the shark, not that anyone will notice or care. Of course, Alger Hiss was guilty.
from a man who is too young to remember Watergate (or Iran-Contra, though I was alive when it happened)...
I seem to remember the Senator Joseph McCarthy had a committee on UnAmerican Activities, and used all of his power as a Senator to hunt down people who were bent on helping the Communist Party USA and its allies inside our borders.
Also, I've seen many claims that McCarthy was not hunting wild geese, and that proof has later surfaced that he was right.
So where is the committee that is trying to put Ms. Pelosi's name on a blacklist, and imprison her for treason?
Posted by: steve h at 10:23 PM