"We don't need no steenking policy," part whatever
As I've noted in recent days, the active disdain many Democrats have towards the idea of having an actual, you know, policy regarding Iraq seems to be catching on. This "anti-strategy" strategy has been enthusiastically embraced by lefty bloggers and even by some of my commenters, and now it looks like "Osama bin ... Osama ... Obama" might be getting in on the act himself.
Sen. Barack Obama said Monday that the Democratic Party was unlikely to reconcile its differences and reach a unified strategy for Iraq, conceding: "The politics and the policy of this may not match perfectly."As Democrats work to win control of Congress in the 2006 elections, Obama (D-Ill.) said a cacophony of views over the Iraq war threatens to divide the party once again.
How's this for a slogan? "The Democratic Party: Proudly lacking an Iraq policy since the turn of the century."
To be fair to Obama, he's a bit more pragmatic than many others. He seems to recognize that having a coherent policy would at least be desirable in theory, but it's complicated by "realities on the ground," so to speak. There are many among the Kos/MoveOn axis, however, who are actively trying to spin their party's incoherence into some kind of virtue. Lotsa luck.
Comments
Why should the Democrats be the only party with a plan? Should Bush and the Wingnut Neocon Express have had a plan before they rushed into all those Big Oil profits and the enrichment of Halliburton?
Posted by: Bailey Hankins | December 7, 2005 12:48 PM
> Why should the Democrats be the only party with a plan?
Depends on how badly they want to win.
Posted by: Barry | December 7, 2005 12:56 PM
Once again, we are a year out from the next Election.
No need to get locked into a position now, we just need to "stay the course".
The GOP and Bush's biggest problem is not Iraq: it is a growing loss of credibility with Americans as the media and message struggle rages.
Based on polls, we are winning that struggle, with obvious, inescapable truth. Bush and the GOP now need to come back from behind, and they have to do it in the short term.
Must suck being a Republican these days: You not only have to lie through your teeth, you have to continually cover up for the leadership's stupidity, arrogance, and sheer incompetence.
Posted by: Blue88 | December 7, 2005 02:13 PM
How about:
"The Democratic Party: Proudly commiting treason since 1861"
Posted by: Anonymous | December 7, 2005 09:26 PM
I thought war profiteering was considered treason. Doesn't that put the Republicans in a bad spot? Who profited from the alleged war in Iraq? Halliburton, Big Oil.
The Republicans transferred massive amounts of taxpayer dollars to their favorite charities: Big Biz.
Posted by: Bailey Hankins | December 8, 2005 09:38 AM