AP reports that in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) again pushed for congressional censure of President Bush -- this time in two separate measures.

In 2006, Sen. Feingold advocated the censure of Bush over the Administration's warrrantless wiretapping program.

Today, Feingold pushed for two censures. His newest censure proposals would be for Bush's "management of the Iraq war and his 'assault' against the Constitution," according to AP.

It is interesting to note the seemingly large number of people, represented by Feingold, who are against the Iraq war as counter-productive in the war on terror, advocating a stronger reliance on the use of intelligence, yet who are simultaneously against the electronic surveillance of suspected terrorist communications, against the surveillance of suspected terrorist's financial transactions, and against the suspension of 'habeas corpus rights' for suspected terrorists.

In other words, they seem to be against almost every measure Bush has taken to counter a very real terrorist threat.

It almost leads one to think the opposition is rooted more in political motivation than in anything to do with the fight against terrorism. But that would be bordering on cynicism, wouldn't it?

The same AP article notes that in an appearance on CBS' Face the Nation, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opposes such measures as Feingold advocates, saying, apparently in an effort to sound reasonable, "The president already has the mark of the American people — he's the worst president we ever had. I don't think we need a censure resolution in the Senate to prove that."

The 'worst president the US has ever had'?

Really? Worse than Tyler, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Harding, Nixon, or Carter?

Is this the best leadership the Dems have to offer regarding the terrorist threat -- advocating broad congressional censures of Bush, coupled with over-the-top rhetoric?

Hyperbole over substance?

It almost makes one believe they have no respect for the intelligence of their political base.