Rational & Reasoning Liberals?

Liberal ‘netroots’ Democrats such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (d) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (d) are in big trouble. Why? Because there are some rational, reasoning liberals coming up for air from the foul stench of liberal vitriol. Michael O’Hanlon and Ken Pollack of the Brookings Institute (no evil conservative think-tank here), are serious students of national security but are not hyper, foaming-at-the-mouth partisans.

Although critics of the war, they have bravely and rightly broken ranks with the Pelosi / Reid Democrat ‘netroots’ goal of American defeat in Iraq solely for cheap domestic political points against their nemesis, President Bush. They opined in The New York Times, of all places, and understand that America’s defeat in Iraq at the hands of al Qaeda and Iranian-backed thugs would have a very negative impact for America. What O’Hanlon and Pollack conclude – “There is enough good happening on the battlefields of Iraq today that Congress should plan on sustaining the effort at least into 2008” – is not what Bush-hating Democrats wanted to hear from some of their own. As a result, dutiful as ever to their liberal masters, some main-stream media types have launched a fratricidal attack on O’Hanlon and Pollack.

The O’Hanlon/Pollack op-ed is important. It forces media, even such outlets as CNN, to discuss the possibility that the war in Iraq might yet be won, much to the detriment of Democrats who have gone over the cliff of ‘defeat at all costs’!

The Congressional Outhouse

The Congressional Outhouse
(How politicians view voters)


No further words are needed!

Democrats Bent On Retreat From Iraq

The democrat presidential pretenders are bent on retreat. Competition on CNN’s ‘You-Boob' debate was fierce to see who could cut and run the fastest from the battlefield in Iraq. Positions ranged from Bill Richardson’s “all out right now” plan to a more realistic (but still defeatist) assessment of Joe Biden, with Hillary in “me too” mode. John Edwards seemed more concerned with the color of Hillary’s clothing.

None of these preening peacocks addressed the consequences of a full surrender / retreat in the face of the enemy. Not one of these dolts mentioned the casualties that would be inflicted on our 250,000 troops transported en-mass down a two-lane shooting gallery to the sea. The Iraqi civilian massacre to follow? No concern at all.

Most interesting of all was the absence of any mention of Islamic terrorism and it following our troops home. It is only a matter of time before democrats will deny that 9-11 even happened. It is just an urban myth to frighten little children, they will say.

What should frighten everyone, little children included, is one of them as Commander-in-Chief!