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For his part, Gates has shown his thanks to the Democrats for his cakewalk confirmation by speeding up deployment of the new troops even as Democrats struggle to fashion a non-binding resolution opposing the escalation.
Gates also picked up Bush's favorite cudgel to pound the Democrats for supposedly helping the enemy.
"Any indication of flagging will in the United States gives encouragement to those folks," Gates told reporters at the Pentagon on Jan. 26. "I'm sure that that's not the intent behind the resolutions, but I think it may be the effect."
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Sometimes I wonder what organ Senate Dems use to think with. Hel-lo, McFly? Like they did during the SCOTUS nominations, the Dems just went with the flow, expecting the Chimp, reasonably chastened from the November elections, to suddenly grow a 'bipartisanship gland' or something.
So here's what we have now:
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Now, as Bush rushes more troops to Iraq, the Democrats are left to debate whether the non-binding resolution on the "surge" should refer to it as an "escalation" or, as some Republicans would prefer, an "augmentation."
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Wait for it. In a few months, as the hearings promised by Senate and House Dems get into full swing and the public learns more about the Chimp's corruption, the calls for impeachment will get louder. Wait for the words "impeachment will cause a constitutional crisis from which America cannot recover". Horseshit. This nation is stronger than most think. The only 'crisis' will be the lack of spine on the part of a good portion of our elected representatives.
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So, the Democrats are again learning a hard lesson they should have mastered years ago, that this breed of Republicans views Democrats as suckers who can be easily seduced with a few sweet but empty words like "bipartisanship" and "comity."
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Suckers indeed. And an aside to Nancy Pelosi: Put impeachment back on the table. It might be the thing that saves us.
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