When the news from abroad is good, what is the political opposition to do? Should Democrats let President Bush crow about favorable developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Lebanon and Iraq? Should they crow with him? And how should Democrats deal with Bush's appropriation of what Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) calls "Wilsonian" and "Kennedyesque" rhetoric promoting the spread of democracy? If Bush pushes policies that are both "Democratic with a large D and a small d," Lieberman asks, shouldn't Democrats encourage him?The poor Dems have managed to argue themselves into a box during their fierce campaign against Bush and the GOP these last few years. Wouldn't it have been nice if they'd taken that ire and focused it against our enemies instead?
With the midterm elections still a long way off and with optimism currently a plausible disposition toward developments in the Middle East, Democrats are hanging back and taking stock.
They've successfully gotten to the point where good news for America is bad news for them. Likewise, they find themselves in a position of rooting for our enemies in the hopes that it might restore them to power. What a sad bunch.
The bottom line of Dionne's article - they're still hope that everything might go wrong.
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