Syndicated columnist Mona Charen has an interesting column online at The Everett Herald's opinion page (not sure if it ran in the paper).

President Bush's fusillade of speeches over the past number of days have reminded us of the man we saw in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. After months of inanition, he seems to have received a shot of adrenaline.

In a speech on Wednesday, the president came out swinging at those who have misrepresented the Guantanamo Bay detainees. "These aren't common criminals," the president declared, "or bystanders accidentally swept up on the battlefield. ... Those held ... include suspected bomb makers, terrorist trainers ... and potential suicide bombers. One detainee held at Guantanamo told a questioner questioning him - he said this: 'I'll never forget your face. I will kill you, your brothers, your mother and sisters.'"

Read the rest here. Is the GOP finally making a comeback? Writing at Town Hall, Hugh Hewitt seems to think things are finally getting in gear, as in a coordinated national strategy.

But to borrow a phrase from hurricane season, perhaps we are just languishing in the eye of the storm...