12/16/2005
You can rightly critisize George W Bush and his administration for their stubborn stances on many issues. At times, it’s like watching a hungry bulldog which has it’s jaws firmly clamped onto a nice juicy bone.
But I far prefer this weakness to what the Democrats are doing in Washington. For DNC leaders, it seems that every day we get a new nuance on one issue or another. Even worse, one Democrat is likely to have a somewhat to completely different view of any given issue than another. They cannot agree on the principles or policy of ANYTHING.
And the ones who do show firm and unbending support for our troops and for the war in Iraq, such as Joe Leiberman, are chastized by those who do not. Do you think this gives voters more or less confidence in the Democratic Party as we prepare to enter yet another election season?
So, what do you do when nearly every leader in your party disagrees with every other leader? You do what House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi did yesterday, hail it as “diversity.”
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said yesterday that Democrats should not seek a unified position on an exit strategy in Iraq, calling the war a matter of individual conscience and saying differing positions within the caucus are a source of strength for the party.
Pelosi said Democrats will produce an issue agenda for the 2006 elections but it will not include a position on Iraq. There is consensus within the party that President Bush has mismanaged the war and that a new course is needed, but House Democrats should be free to take individual positions, she sad.
“There is no one Democratic voice . . . and there is no one Democratic position,” Pelosi said in an interview with Washington Post reporters and editors.
So, in other words, the “other” major political party in this country has agreed to disagree. And they think they’ll be successful in 2006?!
But, if anything is certain of the DNC these days, it’s their ever-changing stance on Iraq. Once the polls show Americans to be completely unimpressed with this option, they’ll change again.
Remember the movie that came out in 1984 called, The Karate Kid? In the movie, Mr. Miagi was explaining to Daniel-san that he had to take one position or another in life:
Daniel-san, must talk. Man walk on road. Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk down middle, sooner or later, get squished [makes squish gesture] just like grape. Same here. You karate do “yes,” or karate do “no.” You karate do “guess so,” [makes squish gesture] just like grape. Understand?
Okay, so let’s explain this whole thing regarding the art of combat (true of both Karate and of war) to those leaders who can’t even agree in their own minds on which stance they should take. Let’s imagine Mr. Miyagi sitting down with Senator Kerry to have the same talk:
Kerry-san, must talk. Man walk on road. Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk down middle, sooner or later, get squished [makes squish gesture] just like grape. Just like you get squished in 2004.
Same here. You Iraq support “yes,” or support “no.” You troops support “Yes” or support “no.” You Iraq and troops support “maybe,” [makes squish gesture] just like grape again in 2006. Understand?
Good advice; don’t you think?
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Special Nancy Pelosi Friday Edition
Apparently, I missed a meeting, and everybody decided to make a joke out of the Democratic Party’s lack of an Iraq strategy. Of course, I don’t believe for a minute that Nancy Pelosi would be clueless enough to say this,…
Trackback by Conservative Cat — 12/16/2005 @ 9:47 pm
What you missed was the Washington Post burying what should have been front page news on Page A23 of their Friday paper, where the House Minority Leader declared officially, after years of moaning and complaining that the President “has no plan,” that they “have no plan.”
And they are saying, basically, is that’s their final answer.
Yeah, right!
David
Comment by David — 12/17/2005 @ 9:29 am