"This might all be a show. Because I think, at the end of the day, Bush may be the last neoconservative in office. And he seems, to me, to truly believe that this Iraq thing is not just a great idea, but it's actually working. `If you look outside Baghdad things are much better, we just need to get through this hump. Convince the American people to hang in there, and it's all gonna work out.' In other words, all these consultations - I think it may well be a charade. He just wants to double down."
- Fareed Zakaria, The Daily Show, December 12th, 2006
Unfortunately, Fareed Zakaria's prediction has proven correct. President Bush is absolutely willing to ignore the will of the American people. "Stay the course" is alive and kicking in the Oval Office. But what are the Democrats doing?
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· What Yesterday Says About Young Voters (Mike Connery)
· Max Blumenthal on the dysfunctional movement driving the GOP (Mike Connery)
· IA-Gov: Culver launches second tv ad (desmoinesdem)
· Hilarious Vid On Why We Must Vote No On Issue 2!! (Cliff Schecter)
· NY-23: Scozzafava Drops Out! (lipris)
· NY-23: Pataki Goes Rogue, Endorses Teabagger Darling Doug Hoffman (lipris)
· Dunne Considering Run For VT-Gov (Nathan Empsall)
· McGovern Grandson Looks to Challenge Thune in 2010 (Jonathan Singer)
· IA-03: Two potential challengers for Boswell (desmoinesdem)
· NJ-Gov: Daggett Goes After Christie and Corzine (Jonathan Singer)