July 25, 2007

Embarrassments, Debacles Multiplying Around the Dems

Here's a list of recent events:

The Pentagon tells Hillary that she's 'reinforcing enemy propaganda.' Hillary had asked the Pentagon for a plan to withdraw all troops from Iraq - and the enemy has propaganda that tells those who are killing American troops that, if they just keep going, they will triumph and make the U.S. withdraw all troops from Iraq. The Pentagon warned her that she is 'reinforcing enemy propaganda.' Instead of letting the story be forgotten, Hillary is keeping it alive and trying to draw other Dem senators into it with her.

The Dems are now in a fight with Cindy Sheehan, their former heroine, who is trying to launch a run against Nancy Pelosi. On the Daily Kos, she's being called "arrogant" and accused of "believing her own hype." 

Naked protesters who are against war - protested against Hillary Clinton. ("These protestors wouldn't exactly sway your vote.") This draws attention again to the bizarre craziness of the far Left.

The astonishing, nightmarish effort by the Dems to kill the King amendment. This amendment protects whistleblowers who see evidence of terrorists trying to blow us up - it protects those whistleblowers from being sued. CAIR has launched lawsuits against such whistleblowers, to intimidate them from coming forward with the kind of information that has already stopped major terrorist plots. And astonishingly, the Dems actually voted to kill the amendment. Not one Republican voted against the amendment. The resulting public outcry has just saved the King amendment.

Obama says he'd meet with dictators who are enemies of America:

The controversy springs from a question at the YouTube debate asking whether Obama would be willing to meet, without precondition, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea.

Obama, an Illinois senator, said he would and called it a break with the Bush administration's diplomatic policies.

Clinton, in the debate, said she would pursue vigorous diplomacy but she wouldn't make such a promise without knowing the other countries' intent.

"I don't want to be used for propaganda purposes," she said.

In a telephone interview today, the New York senator went further. Of Obama's comment, she said: "I thought that was irresponsible and frankly naive."

And of course, the low approval rating of Congress. In April, it was at a 12-year low, per Gallup.

The country gave the Dems a chance to show what they could do if they got control of Congress.  Hopefully the voters are taking heed of the embarrassments and debacles that are resulting.