Posted on 08/21/2007 7:07:56 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Democrats are warily anticipating a September report on the Iraq war, realizing that opponents will use any upbeat assessment to portray them as defeatists just as glimmers of hope appear.
While many of their party colleagues find the notion fanciful, they acknowledge that top Republicans hope the report will show just enough progress in Iraq to persuade millions of Americans to be patient about troop withdrawals and less critical of how the war is being run.
Democratic candidates for president and Congress, the GOP argument goes, would then be stuck with their Iraq-is-lost stance, appearing irresolute and beholden to liberal activists just as things are looking better.
Many Democratic strategists consider it highly unlikely that a Bush administration report could convince voters the war is improving in a meaningful way. Polling data suggest most Americans are unlikely to change their views about the war based on a new report from the administration.
Still, some Democrats worry that credible reports of even slight improvements in the military situation in Iraq could hurt their party's momentum, built largely on public disenchantment with President Bush and his handling of the war.
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When a party’s hopes and prospects are based on its own country losing a war, it ceases to be worthy of support from its own citizens.
There’s a very dirty word for politicians and political movements like this, and I think we all know what it is.
So be it.
The Dems own defeat... the way they used to own Congress before 1994.
It’s amazing: the Democratic Party’s current founder is George McGovern. He set the tone for this gaggle of weak-kneed leftist socialist totalitarians. The country elects people from their party with great peril. Fortunately, this country’s guiding principles have deep roots and should be able to survive although I would loathe going through it.
Heh.. the Dems?? There are some right here in this forum that have been waving white flags for a few months now... Wonder what THEY will have to say.
The most terrifying words in the world to modern democrats...
America triumphant.
I hope it chills them to the bone all the way to hell.
I wonder what it fels like to own defeat.
Democrats, the party of traitors and fools.
Traitors hate it when their country wins on the battlefield.
This reprehensible truth needs to be repeated over and over and over until the American people “get it.” Liberal Democrats are vested in America’s defeat and surrender. Disgusting beyond words. Our forefathers are turning in their graves.
7 letters? Starts with ‘t”?
If the rats continue to breath ether...they’ll lose and lose bigtime...they need to GET REAL
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
The bottom line is that the democrats fear our nation acting as one.
There is a grassroots movement afloat to get every American to fly our flat on the upcoming anniversary of Sept 11.
I wonder if the mentally ill liberals will be flying theirs?
"Are you questioning my patriotism?"
The Democrats only succeed when they can convince enough stupid voters that America is going to hell in a handbasket. They’d love to see us lose in Iraq. As Jean Kirpatrick said at the ‘84 GOP Convention: “They always blame America first.”
"When your words, and your deeds, are indistinguishable from the enemy who wants to kill me, I not only QUESTION your patriotism, I DISPUTE it!"
The words aren't mine, but I use them a good deal. I just wish my representatives would use them.
Bttt!
Democrats, and a few RINO asshats, like Up-Chuckie Hagel...
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