A further look at the RNC statement shows that it was edited since its original post.
According to the Washington Post, the statement originally said:
Unfortunately for angry Democrats like Tim Johnson, Nancy Pelosi and Ted Kennedy, terrorists aren't responsible for the deaths of U.S. soldiers, their commander-in-chief is. (And actually, I found that original statement on the RNC site here.)Now it says:
To angry Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Ted Kennedy, terrorists and militia aren't responsible for the deaths of U.S. soldiers, their commander-in-chief is.The difference? First, they dropped any reference to Senator Tim Johnson (not sure why). Second, they initially said that "terrorists" are to blame for the deaths of US soldiers in Iraq, and now they've added "militias" to blame as well. That's an interesting addition. I suspect it indicates a larger policy decision by the Rs to stop talking about "terrorists" in Iraq since it was one of Bush's original reasons/lies for getting us into this war, and now they'd like us to forget it.
