[optimistically_conservative]

Dean said the capture of Saddam Hussein did not make America safer, and why roundly criticized for it. Why?

It's the vision thingy, stupid.

Saying that the capture of Saddam Hussein does not make America safer is analogous to saying that saving $50 this month does not make you any wealthier. It's true on its face, but demonstrates a complete ignorance of what it takes to acheive a long term goal.

And its not just Dean. Democrats have become so tunnel-visioned in demeaning every short term Bush success that they are in effect telling the American people that they lack the vision of how successive successes build into progress and result in big wins.

The result is not only are Democrats turning away voters with their pessimism and lack of alternatives, but they also expose themselves to comparisons with our enemies that share their rhetoric.

As for me, I'd much rather run (and vote for) an optimistically conservative campaign.

[happygrl]

Democrats have become so tunnel-visioned in demeaning every short term Bush success that they are in effect telling the American people that they lack the vision of how successive successes build into progress and result in big wins.

Elegantly put (and methinks you're not as ***tt* as you think you are).