Damn, Things Aren't Going As Planned

[Annie]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/7109.html

Democrats: Voters shifting focus from Iraq

By: Martin Kady II and Jim VandeHei
Nov 30, 2007 08:38 AM EST
Updated: November 30, 2007 12:21 PM EST
Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)
Murtha says the surge is working, while Hoyer says the public clearly backs the Democratic view of the war. (Composite image by Politico.com)
Photo: AP


Congressional Democrats are reporting a striking change in districts across the country: Voters are shifting their attention away from the Iraq war.

Rep. Jim Cooper, a moderate Democrat from Tennessee, said not a single constituent has asked about the war during his nearly two-week long Thanksgiving recess. Rep. Michael E. Capuano, an anti-war Democrat from Massachusetts, said only three of 64 callers on a town hall teleconference asked about Iraq, a reflection that the war may be losing power as a hot-button issue in his strongly Democratic district.

First-term Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-Kan.) — echoing a view shared by many of her colleagues — said illegal immigration and economic unease have trumped the Iraq war as the top-ranking concerns of her constituents.

In an interview with Politico, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) attributed the change to a recent reduction of violence and media coverage of the conflict, saying there is scant evidence that more fundamental problems with the Bush administration’s policy are improving. Even so, he agreed voters are certainly talking less about the war. “People are not as engaged daily with the reality of Iraq,” Hoyer said.

The change in mood perceived by Democratic lawmakers comes as one of Congress’ most vocal war critics, Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), returned from a trip to Iraq and told reporters Thursday that “the surge is working” to improve security, even though the central government in Baghdad remains “dysfunctional.”

On Friday, Murtha, chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, clarified his remarks. The surge, he said, “has created a window of opportunity for the Iraqi government,’’ which he added has “failed to capitalize on the political and diplomatic steps that the surge was designed to provide.” ...

 

[midcan5]

"It's the economy stupid!" Just as our wise president has said so eloquently, paraphrasing, if you can't put food on your family concern focuses closer to home.

So the surge has worked, claim success, and BRING EM HOME.

 

[Chips Rafferty]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/7109.html

Put a little differently: "Reinforcements have helped to put down the civil unrest/rebellion caused by America's criminal occupation of the country."

Admittedly, awfully altruistic America needed to break a few eggs to make a freedom omelette, but look at the end results!

Just two million exsanguine Iraqi eggs, and counting, since 1991 is starting to prove to the average Iraqi peasa...er, person, that militarily enforced American style democracy (is there any other kind?) can/had better work in their country.

Indeed, it has made Iraq a veritable showcase of American democracy at work for the surrounding satanic Islamic states. Where dozens, maybe hundreds, die each year because of barbaric bible based religious laws. (take a look at Sudan, that ruthlessly enforces the Third Commandment )

Consequently what backward Bedouin in his right mind wouldn't want Uncle Sham to Shock and Awe his country and free him from his onerous oil marketing problem?

 

[Gunny]

Put a little differently: "Reinforcements have helped to put down the civil unrest/rebellion caused by America's criminal occupation of the country."

Admittedly, awfully altruistic America needed to break a few eggs to make a freedom omelette, but look at the end results!

Just two million exsanguine Iraqi eggs, and counting, since 1991 is starting to prove to the average Iraqi peasa...er, person, that militarily enforced American style democracy (is there any other kind?) can/had better work in their country.

Indeed, it has made Iraq a veritable showcase of American democracy at work for the surrounding satanic Islamic states. Where dozens, maybe hundreds, die each year because of barbaric bible based religious laws. (take a look at Sudan, that ruthlessly enforces the Third Commandment )

Consequently what backward Bedouin in his right mind wouldn't want Uncle Sham to Shock and Awe his country and free him from his onerous oil marketing problem?

But of course you would feel the need to put it a little differently since the original article doesn't villify the US to suit your taste.

 

[Chips Rafferty]

But of course you would feel the need to put it a little differently since the original article doesn't villify the US to suit your taste.

Since when has it been evil to vilify a nation that is demonstrably evil?

Have I missed another one of the Texan Messiah's pronouncements from The White's House?