Silver Blaze is one of the most popular Sherlock Holmes stories, in part because the mystery is in part solved by Holmes recognizing that something didn’t happen:
“Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?”
“To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.”
“The dog did nothing in the night-time.”
“That was the curious incident,” remarked Sherlock Holmes.
Holmes realizes the guard dog didn’t bark because it knew the perpetrator of the crime. The absence of an expected happenstance is a signal.
The GOP Dog ( metaphorically of course ) that did not bark was the Bush - Cheney combo. Nary a word from either of them. Condi was of course brought in to showcase color and false helft in foreign policy.
This should be argument that Obama and Biden should be making in the Democratic convention. If the Republicans so rail against the liberal policies, what do they want to go back to - to the halcyon days of Bush - Cheney!
Bush was at least moderate on some areas - Pro Immigration, did not want to touch Roe v.Wade despite having majorities in both the houses and a fairly conservative SCOTUS. The new virulent strain of sociopath(et)ic and explosive combination of Tea Publicans and Religious extremists that will make a part of a possible Romney admin ( read Paul Ryan, John Bolton, Kris Kobach) will forever destroy this country and the world.