No, Seriously

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Are you surprised by this?

The moron, hypocritical, traitorous liberals are DEFENDING this woman who, if guilty as charged, BETRAYED OUR COUNTRY.

This mini-column in the NY Post by Arnold Ahlert hits it right, smack on the head.

[[ ONE of the most pressing questions for the 2006 elections is whether Democrats can be trusted with national security. If their collective reaction to the CIA's firing of Mary McCarthy is any indication, the answer is a resounding no.

McCarthy was fired for leaking classified information to a Washington Post reporter in direct violation of her oath of secrecy. That is, breaking the law - period. Yet in Democratic circles she is now called a "whistleblower" and a "heroine," even as she has seriously compromised CIA capabilities during wartime.

This affection for McCarthy may be influenced by the fact that the secrets she revealed are seen as damaging to the Bush administration. But if the Democrats' "litmus test" for heroism - as opposed to treason - is the revealing of top-secret information for political gain, they have proven once again their lust for power is more important than protecting the country.

No administration - Republican or Democrat - should have to worry about a "shadow government" of rogue CIA agents operating independently. That is what Democrats are really endorsing - whether they realize it or not. ]]

That's the whole piece... short, sweet, and completely accurate.

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