I was browsing YAHOO NEWS and couldn’t help but laugh at how far out of touch Democrats are on the war issue. (Analysis: Democrats grasp for Iraq plan – Yahoo! News). Basically, I think the Democrats have completely mis-interpreted the “message” that voters supposedly sent them. Here is the current interpretation…
“The public is saying, ‘We hired you to get out of Iraq ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äù now figure it out,’” said Tom Matzzie, Washington director of the anti-war group MoveOn.org. “There is a risk that without action, frustration boils over into anger.”
Democrats argue that their failed efforts to thwart Bush’s war plans will ultimately pay off by ratcheting up pressure for a change.
“The administration is increasingly isolated and they are increasingly at odds with where the American people are,” said Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record), D-Nev. “We’re going to keep on going at it until the administration changes course.”
Now, Harry Reid thinks that the PRESIDENT is at odds with the American People. Well, I hate to break his bubble, but recent poll numbers show the opposite. In fact, the American people want to WIN in Iraq.?Ǭ† A quick google search returned a page from Kudlo’s Blog (CNBC) that quotes the latest POS poll, which finds that…
By 53% to 43%, respondents say it’s still possible to establish a stable democracy in Iraq and reduce the threat of terrorism at home.
By 57% to 41%, voters want to finish the job in Iraq.
By 53% to 46%, voters think the Dems are going too far, too fast in pressing the President for troop withdrawal.
I find it hard to understand how a spokesman for Harry Reid–and perhaps the Democratic leadership can think the Country wants them to get out of Iraq when the public wants to finish the job by a 57% to 41% margin.?Ǭ† Who’s out of touch again?
The Democrats have been wrong on just about every military venture this country has been involved in since the end of WWII. This is no surprise.