Security Alert (washingtonpost.com)
It is important that prominent Democrats such as former governor Howard Dean refrain from observing, as Mr. Dean did, that "every time something happens that's not good for President Bush, he plays this trump card, which is terrorism," because that would imply that no terrorist threats, however serious, should be taken as such.
The Post stops short of saying that Howard Dean is incorrect in his assessment. Rather, it seems the Post editorial board does not think that telling the truth is prudent in this instance — a novel position for a newspaper.