…or are they just finally brave enough to say it: Dick Meyer’s CBSnew.com Editorial.

We Are Not ‘A Nation In Danger’

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This does not, however, add up to a nation in danger. It adds up to something that sounds too callous for politicians to say out loud. America is vulnerable to the tragedy and trauma of a terrorists attacks. There is a much more remote danger of an act of terror with a nuclear device that could eclipse 9/11. But there is no danger of the equivalent of war on our soil, of mass loss of life, of a crippled economy, disrupted civilian life and destabilized government.

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And America is not at war.

Are people starting to get it? I seriously doubt it, but it is nice to see something from one of the big 5 news outlets saying this kind of thing…although I’d really like to see it on Foxnews. Hopefully more pundits will start feeling brave enough to actually criticize the Bush’s garbage rhetoric about security, war, and terrorism.