Dems

Let me start with the disclaimer that I'm not a Republican.

With that out of the way...The Democratic Party has unfortunately positioned itself so that any news that is good for our country in the Iraq war is bad for them and any bad news for the country in Iraq is good for the Dems. That's a pretty tough place to put themselves and perhaps says a lot about the party (I'm speaking of the party and the lemmings who follow it religiously).

Now a lot of changes are happening in the Middle East. The Iraqi election went well, the Lebanese are kicking out the Syrians and the Syrians are handing over former Iraqi officials they magically just found. A lot of positive things are developing.

Now, it's not going to be a bed of roses. Things are still going to be tough and there will be setbacks, like the bombing in Iraq a couple days ago that killed well over 100 people. But things at least seem to be moving in a postive direction.

So my question is, can those who predicted disaster and invested their reputations so deeply in it, be happy about this? Can their irrational hatred for President Bush keep them from grudgingly admitting that maybe what we did was not just right but effective?

Jon Stewart of the daily show is struggling with this same question but seems sane enough to admit it was right and effective (if it turns out that way).

But that is why is is dangerous when a political party positions itself where all bad news for the country is good news for them. That's why many who call that party home feel their patriotism being questioned (though it often isn't).