LiberalOasis juxtaposes Bush's claim yesterday that missile defense is "the future" and its opponents are "living in the past" with the Republicans' deafness before 9/11 to warnings like this one from Senator Levin (D-MI): The greatest threat to us are the terrorist[s] who could use a truck, who could use a ship, who could use a suitcase against us. That [missile defense] system does nothing for that. As LiberalOasis observes: Now after 9/11, the Bush Administration still hasn't modernized its outlook, still hasn't invested in border security, still hasn't secured Russian loose nukes, still is pushing Reagan-era missile defense boondoggles. Also of note in Dubya's remarks yesterday, he renewed his cry for "medical liability reform now." Apparently tort reform is more urgent to Bush than our intelligence system.