Do the hacks just think that it's not worth taking political risks to end the Iraq War? Or do they secretly support it? After all, they feed from the same trough as Republicans.
The political risk that Democrats refuse to address is their Culture of Weakness. Every time they cave to Bush to appear strong on national security, they replay a script that highlights their weakness. They lack leadership qualities, a sense of purpose, courage or conviction. They prefer to react rather than take responsibility.
The major Democratic presidential candidates are a case in point. Hillary's position on the war is totally indecipherable, and to the extent she attacks the war, she focuses on its mismanagement. The others lack the strength of character to fight either Bush or Hillary. And to make matters worse, none have any track record of accomplishment on anything.
So it looks like 2008 will be a choice between a strong authoritarian who can lead, and a Democrat who shows no signs of being able to accomplish anything and who can be bullied by Republicans, their Democratic collaborators, and the media.(at Yglesias's Blog)
Rank and file Democrats are finally discovering that the conservatives have been right all along in their contempt for the Democratic culture of weakness. Given the choice between a stupid strong man or a smart but weak ditherer, can you blame America for choosing the former? Is there any mystery as to why Democrats are peceived as such losers? "Republicans" and "Democrats" are misnomers for their respective parties. They would be better named the "Authoritarians" and the "Collaborationists".