 The number of these segments devoted to political commentary increased following the September 11, 2001 attacks, as he has become a staunch supporter of President Bush's war on terrorism.A longtime Democrat and staunchly liberal on a number of issues, Hendrie has strongly voiced opposition to the Democratic Party in recent years, accusing it of having lost touch with its core constituents and failing to adequately engage with a philosophy to win the war on terror.Beginning in June 2003, however, "The Phil Hendrie Show" decreased the number of "serious" segments in Hendrie's own voice and returned to the commentary-through-satire which originally made him famous.