Getting better and better...

We noted here previously that the federal government had taken a new tack on reports that reflected poorly on their decisions and performance: ceasing to publish those reports. And now we can see why: serious terrorist attacks were up three-fold last year over the already record levels in 2003.

"Last year was bad. This year is worse. They are deliberately trying to withhold data because it shows that as far as the war on terrorism internationally, we're losing," said Larry C. Johnson, a former senior State Department counterterrorism official, who first revealed the decision not to publish the data.

With results like these, you can see why Bush believes he should Stay the Course!

Update: the inimitable Fafblog has the perfect take on this:

Taking the fight directly to the idea of terror, the Bush Administration has cleverly opted to abandon talk of Iraq and terrorism in order to let the very concept of terror fade from the public consciousness.

Click your heels, Dorothy!