Putting "Victory" ahead of Victory

Democrats have continued trying in the past month to pass resolutions to begin immediate troop withdrawal. They do this despite knowing that in September the general currently in charge of U.S. forces in Iraq is due to give a report as to the status of the current troop surge. Why can't they afford to wait?

Because the current troop surge shows promising signs of working, thats why. If Patreus' report is good, it is inevitably bad for Democrats. They have set themselves up in such a way that a victory in Iraq is a defeat for the Democratic party.

It didn't have to be this way. At first many democrats, including John Kerry, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, and many more supported the war. After all, they all voted for it. For the constitutionally ignorant out there; you do know that the president can not send troops to war without congressional approval, don't you.

Anyway, the dems had a golden opportunity over the last four years to prove their seriousness about terrorism. They could have critiqued the many mistakes made in the war along with the lack of appropriate leadership. Goodness knows that these claims would have been valid. Instead, however, they allowed the peace-at-any-cost crowd to dictate the direction they would take. So, to do so, they disowned their votes and claim presidential deceit. Now they want to yank troops away from the very mission they authorized; thereby rendering the 3500 American deaths so far as pointless.

They had the same intelligence that the president had, much of it based on foreign and international sources. They made many statements recognizing the threat of Saddam (I'll post a link later).

Instead of choosing the role of constructive critics, they chose to be disloyal, dishonest, and unsupportive. A group that now must choose party "victory" over true victory.

Democrat and troop supporter????

Presented in the title of this blog are what many on the right would consider to be a contradiction in terms. However, recently my liberal acquaintances have bombarded me with statements like, "Bush is sending our young men to die". Let's look at this for a moment.
Every troop currently serving in Iraq is a non-drafted volunteer. The current four year longevity of this war insists that a large number of troops, if not the majority, have had the opportunity to end their military service since the beginning of this conflict. So how can the lack of support for this war be coupled with a commitment to those who are volunteering to fight it?? When presented with this conundrum many everyday libs would respond with the situations of those who had vested their careers in military service only to find themselves mixed up in a "misguided war".
For those troops who signed up long before the war, and if they are career military men and not reservists, and if they disagree with their current mission, then I do, truly, feel sympathy for their situation. However, that is a lot of ifs. I would doubt if this would be representative of the majority of soldiers in the middle east.
In finishing, let us not overlook one important fact. All soldiers volunteer to serve their commander in chief. They are aware going in that that commander could at times make decisions that put them in unpleasant situations.
These things being said, I find it hard to understand how it is possible to not support the war but still claim to support those who volunteer to fight it. Obviously, when presented with this contradiction a true dem will respond with cries of, "just because I love peace doesn't mean I am unpatriotic!" However, how often do you see "Support Our Troops" bumper stickers alongside a John Kerry sticker?

Could it just be that, deep down, those on the left recognize their irreconcilable claims?

Is Hillary Clinton Crazy??

It seems Hillary has referred to Karl Rove's recent comments about her high disapproval numbers as evidence he is "obsessed" with her. This according to CNN's political ticker a few days ago. In related news she also had her mail man arrested on stalking charges after he was seen driving by her house several days in a row. Meanwhile she worked out a lawsuit against her limo driver for kidnapping.
What a twit, I mean, who would have ever thought an advisor to the White House might actually comment on a front runner to be the next person in the White House. Come on Hillary, give me a break.