A LITTLE HISTORY FOR MR. STEVENS

In a Politico article that puzzles over the fact that unlike Clinton, Obama isn't getting mired down by wingnut lies and smears, I found this:

“He has the benefit of nobody paying attention to anything but the economy,” said Stuart Stevens, a longtime GOP strategist and author. “You have the economic equivalent of the country being at war. Nobody on Sept. 20, 2001, was particularly focused on cultural issues, either.”

How quickly Stevens forgot: On Sept. 13, 2001, Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson blamed the 9-11 attacks in feminists, gays, the ACLU and other liberals. On Oct. 4, 2001, the Rev. Louis P. Sheldon said that no aid should go to the survivors of gay partnerships.