Wait...When Did We Start Winning?

Ask any regular Joe about the War in Iraq, and the sentiment seems to be, "We're losing and we should get out." That is of course if the person has been living in a cave for the last two years and claims to be for the candidate for 'change', whilst refusing to recognize inconvenient change.

A recent Michael Barone article, The Facts in Iraq Are Changing, notes a different story. When the troop surge was announced in the Spring of 2007, democrats railed it as the biggest military strategy mistake ever. "Once again, Ol' Bushy managed to outdo himself with another half-wit plan!" they said.

I took a step back from all the punditry and thought for a moment. It appeared as though the new democratic plan of attack was hinged upon America losing the War in Iraq. You see, they were so convinced that we would lose and they would get the chance to play 'I-told-ya-so', that they didn't stop to think about the possibility of us actually winning the war.

For the democrats it was 'lose the war, win the election'. Unfortunately for democrats, the more realistic scenario has become, 'win the war, lose the election'. I'd like to note that when questioned by reporters about his support of the war and it's political fallout last summer, Senator McCain was quoted saying, "I'd rather win the War on Terror than the presidency."

So now democrats are scrambling to find new positions that are less likely to backfire on them and make them look like asses again.