If the Democrats are trying to show America that they are tough on terrorism, they sure have a funny way of showing it. CNN reports that Sen. Robert "Sheets" Byrd of West Virginia and Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin are lashing out at the Bush Administration over funding the war on terror.

Two senior Democrats demanded on Monday that the White House provide an accounting of how $40 billion in emergency antiterrorism funds was spent after the attacks of September 11, 2001. [...]

"When the Congress approved the extraordinary authorities in response to the al Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001, it expected that tax dollars would be managed carefully," the Democrats' letter said. "Transparency in this regard is critical. We need a full accounting of the entire $40 billion Emergency Response Fund."

The Democrats sudden interest in fiscal responsibility is a welcome change. I'm confident that they'll be making similar inquiries into money spent on Farm Subsidies, Education, Social Security, and Transportation. I'm sure there are plenty of fund management problems that the Democrats will be eager to correct.