Islamic fundamentalism discovers liberalism, in a bad way.

Here is an elementary observation for you. The Islamists try to topple the Bush administration with a massive terror attack, but this leads to Americans rallying behind President Bush and surging his popularity by about 30 percentage points. American Democrats try to topple the Bush administration by launching a non-stop propaganda campaign to undermine the President's goverment, and now six years on the Bush administration is getting really shaky.

So, if you're an Islamic fundamentalist who is willing to accept hard-line Republicans in charge of the United States getting replaced by eezy-breezy Democrats, what do you do? Act like a liberal!

For example, if you're wondering why Mike Wallace thought Iranian President Mahoud Ahmadinejad was such a reasonable person, just read the transcipt. Notice that Ahmadinejad makes sure to butter Wallace up with some liberal-style talking points:

I think that Mr. Bush can be in the service of his own people. He can save the American economy without killing people, without occupation, without threats. I am very saddened to hear that 1 percent of the total population is in prisons, and 45 million people don't have a healthcare coverage. That is very sad to hear.

Obviously someone has been reading Howard Dean's DNC press releases.

Another example is Ahmadinejad's demand for a public debate with President Bush. You can't blame the guy for trying. Cindy Sheehan has been beatified by the American mainstream media by doing the exact same thing.