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Posted at 6:08pm on Jan. 23, 2008 Democrats: Political Eunuchs On The Iraq War

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So says CQ's John M. Donnelly [subscription] anyway. Apparently, given their complete failure to force President Bush into a precipitous withdrawal and surrender, the Democrats have taken beating after beating from their kook fringe wing nuts and find themselves now in search of a new way to "frame" this "Iraq business" in a way they hope will garner votes and campaign donations in time for November.

Chastened by their failure to change President Bush’s Iraq War policies last year, anti-war Democrats are pondering a shift in their strategy.

Many Democrats expect a concentration on measures that would limit Bush’s war policies, rather than demand troop withdrawals, and fewer votes overall on the war this election year. In addition to guaranteeing a congressional role in any U.S.-Iraq security accord, these policy targets range from tightening controls over private contractors to ensuring minimum amount of rest and readiness for deploying troops, ideas that also were debated last year and drew some Republican support.

"I don’t think the passion of any of us who are against the war has decreased at all," said Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, a leader among anti-war Democrats in the House.

But he added that many Democrats were now trying "to get behind what we think can be passed. . . . Those of us who want this war to end are interested in concrete votes vs. engaging in votes just for the sake of therapy. It’s not the quantity, it’s the quality I’m interested in."

I have a suggested means of therapy, though I doubt any of these clowns would heed my call...but I digress...

You know, there's a striking parallel between this Congress and the Parliament in Iraq the Democrats are so wont to vilify. Poor legislation after poor legislation. Failed vote after failed vote. Failed compromise after failed compromise. Failed progress after failed progress. Disappointed constituencies and unbearable stalemate and bitter partisanship. I wonder...if we swapped them out, legislator for legislator, would we notice any difference? My bet is yes-at least the Iraqis are suffering fits and starts over trying to BUILD a country rather than trying to tear one apart.

The Democrats insist their threats to abandon support of the Iraqi Government has been the cause, moreso than the surge, of political progress there. If that is to become the proven mechanism for improving the performance of a stalled Government, perhaps such a technique might be considered here in the good ole U S of A...savvy? Well, it was a thought at least.

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