This article is notable for two reasons: (1) Finally, somebody on the left has noticed that the paleo-libs from the fringe are, metaphorically speaking, dinosaurs: large, loud, small-brained and too set in their ways to adapt to changing times. (2) It perfectly illustrates my proposition that the left is unable to engage in serious political discussion without using the "f" word. (Apparently, the "f" word is code for "I'm a socialist.")
As for those who think the only answer in Iraq is to elect a Democratic president and veto proof majority, deal with this sobering fact: if the current course of affairs continues, by the time the election of 2008 rolls around, Iraq will be done as an election issue and many if not most of the troops will already be on their way home. (Also deal with the facts that with today's gerrymandered, challenger-proof congressional districts, a veto-proof majority in the House is unattainable, and with unproportionate representation in the Senate and the preponderance of "red" states", a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate is likewise unattainable for Democrats.)
Iraq is already dying as an election issue. If you're hoping that changes, what are you really hoping for?
This article is notable for two reasons: (1) Finally, somebody on the left has noticed that the paleo-libs from the fringe are, metaphorically speaking, dinosaurs: large, loud, small-brained and too set in their ways to adapt to changing times. (2) It perfectly illustrates my proposition that the left is unable to engage in serious political discussion without using the "f" word. (Apparently, the "f" word is code for "I'm a socialist.")
As for those who think the only answer in Iraq is to elect a Democratic president and veto proof majority, deal with this sobering fact: if the current course of affairs continues, by the time the election of 2008 rolls around, Iraq will be done as an election issue and many if not most of the troops will already be on their way home. (Also deal with the facts that with today's gerrymandered, challenger-proof congressional districts, a veto-proof majority in the House is unattainable, and with unproportionate representation in the Senate and the preponderance of "red" states", a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate is likewise unattainable for Democrats.)
Iraq is already dying as an election issue. If you're hoping that changes, what are you really hoping for?