Reply #21: Short answer, it's political. [View All]

They know as well as anyone this situation is unwinnable. However, they feel Fox news and it's attendants would eat them alive if they do anything that would appear 'soft' on defense.

As much as I hate it, they can make a case. Last week, a General gave a demonstrably false picture of the surge, and Republicans voted down giving troops rest. Both of these things are real, putting us in real danger, and a PR machine could easily show a weakness on defense and lack of military support for the pubs. But we don't have one as strong as their side does. It's that simple. Instead, the national conversation was about a newspaper ad. The 1996 Telecommunications Act coming back to bite us, among other things.

The dems also know, once the pub primaries are over, that's when the pub bastards will stop siding with Dear Leader. IOW, most pubs even know this is unwinnable. Both sides are being cold, unethical and showing utter disregard for the troops and US safety, not to mention the treasury.

Who's to blame? Ultimately Joe and Jane six-pack whose eyes glaze over on details and need sound bites to tell them what to think. Until we get to them, we'll be spinning our wheels.