How disillusioned is the Dem base?  I exchanged a few emails with some old high school friends. They voted for Obama.  I would not describe them as "cultists" but they clearly drank the Kool Aid. We started talking about Iraq and it did not take long for the conversation to turn into Bush-bashing. I said:  "Guys we're in year 6 of the Obama presidency......" Reply:   "Well, Bush broke Iraq....." I said:  "Get back to me when you want to have a serious chat about Iraq and ISIS...." The left is down to Bush-bashing, a clear sign that there are desperate about their current situation.  My guess is that President Obama has already decided to take ISIS head on but does not know how to explain it to the Democrat base. He has to address the nation, explain the risk, tell us that ground troops will be going to Iraq and ask Congress for a resolution.   And then he will have to say that...(Read Full Post)