Via Yahoo News:

Edwards dismissed criticism of his "bumper sticker" comment as rhetoric aimed at presenting Bush critics as unpatriotic.

But of course, it goes almost without saying (or it should), no one mentioned John Edwards' patriotism. (As we've noted before, the questioning of patriotism comes almost exclusively from left toward right.)

This nonsensical knee-jerk reaction from leading Democrats complaining about having their patriotism questioned whenever anyone criticizes one of their statements is becoming so common, it may be time for a new psychological disorder listing in the DSM-IV, perhaps a variant of BDS* -- HDYQMPS: How Dare You Question My Patriotism! Syndrome.