February 10, 2005

Democrats' desperation

By Christopher G. Adamo
Democrats are despondent over the latest polling data showing that nearly sixty percent of the nation approves of President Bush's job performance. In their eyes, the President is benefiting from the gamble he took when he invaded Iraq. Conversely, their own gamble of condemning the entire operation, in hopes of coming out on the right side if the Iraqi situation unraveled, has blown up in their faces. John Kerry, that sourest of 'sour grapes,' went so far as to continue disparaging the entire Iraq effort, even in the wake of last week's stunningly successful elections. Kerry hopes to cast a pall over post—election jubilation by warning everyone not to 'overhype' the situation. Had terrorists been victorious in spreading chaos and mayhem, Kerry could claim to have known better all along. But the war was no gamble. Nor was it some calculated plot hatched by Karl Rove. The President simply stuck to his principles in the face of horrendous opposition and media hype. Eventually, he...(Read Full Article)