“At the end of the day, I believe fully the president is doing the right thing, and I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on [Sept. 11, 2001],” Milligan said to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, “and the naysayers will come around very quickly to appreciate not only the commitment for President Bush, but the sacrifice that has been made by men and women to protect this country.”

Okay, so two things:

1. Dennis Milligan can go to hell. I think this much is clear.

2. There is an obvious flaw in his reasoning, even beyond the “Dear god what is the man smoking?” question. Because if we had more attacks on American soil, that would mean that Bush and company are not doing their job to protect us from more attacks on American soil. See how that works?

Playing devil’s advocate for a minute, Milligan does have a point, however. Had the attacks of September 11, 2001, never happened, it’s unlikely that George W. Bush would have even won a second term. Certainly, his would be a much different presidency, and I think his ultra-low approval ratings would have sunk ultra-low long before they ever did. Bush is “appreciated” by two distinct groups: those who directly or indirectly benefit from his being in office — loyal cronies have never had it so good — and those who ran to him because they’re either afraid of terrorism or want to kick somebody’s, anybody’s, ass.

That doesn’t make Milligan’s argument any less reprehensible…but, for that, I refer back to point #1 above.