republican-lite or just plain old republican?

[welshTerrier2]

there's really no nice way to put this ... do we have to beat these Democrats over the head to wake them up? the Democratic Party's position on Iraq is not republican-lite ... that would imply it's "partially republican" ... their position on Iraq isn't partially republican; it's totally republican ...

the Democratic Party, especially the Senate Democrats, cannot possibly be following the news out of Iraq ... how much more of this are we expected to condone? is enough never going to be enough? five more dead Americans yesterday ... for what? yeah, stick your "we can't leave now" in your ear ... we certainly can leave now ... what exactly do you believe is really going on over there? things looking more "stabilized" to you? confident we're bringing PEACE to that troubled nation ... well, mr. and ms. stay the course, you are in a distinct minority ... and that's not a minority of the radical left "fringe"; that's not a minority of just Democrats who are of course more liberal than the general population; that's a minority of all Americans ...

the Democratic Party will not be trusted with anything if they fail to show leadership ... and they couldn't possibly be failing any more than they are in Iraq ... i've even heard Obama and Biden banging the war drums about Syria and Iran ... i'll bet most Senate Democrats just can't wait to attack Syria and Iran to show us all how tough on defense they are ...

it's bad enough the Party is failing to show any leadership but they're now showing they can't even represent us as followers ... here's the latest information on how Americans are viewing bush's "Democratic Party supported" occupation (Note: the Democrats fully support Duncan Hunter's (a republican) position stated below):

source: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0611-01.htm

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The administration has consistently said that the military is making progress in Iraq, noting successes in rounding up insurgents. Representative Duncan Hunter, a California REPUBLICAN who is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said he rejects the idea of forcing the administration to lay out a clear exit strategy because it "sends a message" that the United States is not committed to finishing the job in Iraq.

"There is an exit strategy, and it's the shoring up of the Iraqi guard and a military force capable of protecting Iraq and its people," he said. "That cannot be fitted to a precise calendar."

But other lawmakers who voted for the Iraq war said their constituents are getting restless. A Washington Post/ ABC poll this week showed support for the war dropping dramatically, with nearly two-thirds of Americans surveyed saying that the United States has gotten "bogged down" in Iraq, compared with 41 percent in August 2003.

Representative Harold Ford, a centrist Democrat who also voted for the war, said his constituents in military-friendly Tennessee are clamoring to have their loved ones in Iraq brought home, and are growing increasingly skeptical about the future of the mission there.

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