Staying the course redux

MANIFESTO

I think Digby pretty much has it right anent the Democrats' pusillanimous ways. Viz., in the Iraq funding vote,

we have an opportunity for the presidential candidates to take a free shot and shut down this line of argument right now—and they aren't jumping at the chance.

At least Connecticut's Dodd has indicated that he won't vote for this giveaway, but Hillary and Obama are still dithering about it.

What do these morons need? With only three of ten Americans rating President AWOL's handling of Iraq "excellent" or "pretty good," voting against the proposed legislation seems like a no-brainer. But the truth of the matter is that this capitulation never should have occurred in the first place.

I will never—never!—vote in a primary for a Democrat who votes for this bill. And we'll just have to see how I feel during a general election.

Meanwhile, all President Shibboleth can offer is the same old "Be afraid; be very afraid" mantra.