Democrat's 800-lb. Gorilla ~ Serr8d's Cutting Edge

Don't look now...but there's an 800-lb. Gorilla in the Democrat's living room. It's called the Iraq war.

When asked about what plans the Democrats have for the war in Iraq, Charlie Rangel sums it up like this:

"I never understand that question, you have a President that's in deep shit. He got us into the war, and all the reasons he gave have been proven invalid, and the whole electorate was so pissed off that they got rid of anyone they could have, and then they ask, 'What is the Democrats' solution?'"

Well, that question is one that deserves an answer, and it seems that right now the answer is not forthcoming. There seem to be two camps in the Democratic party: on one hand, you have the vitriolic Democrats who opposed the war all along, and orchestrated the ouster of the Republicans from the House and Senate: those are the ones with the least knowledge of what to do next. They want to not get involved in the 'hands-on' operation of the conduct of the war; when they said 'walk away', that was their policy! Walk away from the conflict, and now walk away from the oversight of the war, lest they get their hands dirty.

The other camp(s) is forced to engage in 'war talk': those candidates, and their supporters, who are vying for the White House in '08. They have to come up with a coherent plan, or the outline of one, to seem credible to voters.

The 'poo flinging' of the long run-up to the midterm elections won't serve the Democrats well from here on. That flung poo, specialty of the nutroots, will start to richochet around and come back to rest square on their faces.

Senator Barack Obama: “There are no good options left in this war.”

Senator Joseph Biden: On Republicans, they “don’t want to run for re-election to Congress or for the Presidency in 2008 with Iraq around their necks. Democrats do not want to assume the Presidency in 2009 saddled with a losing war.” Does this mean 'let Republicans extricate us'?

Senator Charles Schumer: “I think what Democrats should do is very similar to what Reid, Levin and the Baker Commission advocate, which is a year of transition where you stop policing a civil war and you start focusing on counterterrorism, force protection and training...It’s very hard to see the future, but for the moment I think that’s the best of the so-called solutions, because Iraq is such a mess.” This isn't a bad idea, but the Moonbats disagree.

Senator Hillary Clinton: Confused. Silence. Watching the way the flag moves in the wind.

General (Retired) Wesley Clark: “The question is, are you just going to fold up and leave regardless of the situation on the ground, or can you, through diplomacy, try and craft a more favorable exit? My argument is that you can.” This guy bears watching. At least he's not yellow. But he was Clinton's Dawg.

Which of these confused choices will be our next President? Luckily, we have nearly two years to dissect and evaluate them. And, being on the stage now, that 'poo flinging' should not be as much fun for them, now, as it will be for the opposition!