Whoops Accidental Democratic Honesty!

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Gotcha Moment: Ratner Admits Dems Hide Real Iraq
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Posted by Mark Finkelstein on November 26, 2005 - 07:23.
It was a classic "gotcha" moment.

Ellen Ratner, the short, liberal side of The Long & the Short of It on Fox & Friends Weekend, just let the liberal cat out of the bag. Discussing the Democrats' approach to Iraq withdrawal proposals, Ratner admitted:

"If you got [Dem leaders] in a room off camera everyone agrees, but people are trying to look tough on security so the Democrats can win the House back in 2006."​

Jim Pinkerton, the long, conservative side of the equation, pounced on this rare bit of Dem candor:

"Viewers should note that Ellen basically said that Democrats will think one thing and say another."​

Host Julian Phillips, who moderated the debate and is hardly a Bush administration shill, scored the point for Pinkerton:

"Ellen, Jim has something on you on that one."​

Continued Phillips: "I've got to agree with [Pinkerton] on this. I've been talking about this for the last month or so: the Democrats really don't have a viable plan for what to do with Iraq."

Phillips' assessment - that the Dems lack a plan on Iraq - is part of an emerging media theme that, surprisingly, has even turned up here , here , and here on the Today show in recent days.

Could the Bush administration be turning a media corner on Iraq, as Dems are increasingly portrayed as cynical opportunists?