Democrats need to stop pusyfooting around. The majority of Americans now know that this war is illegal and that the justification for it was false. We need a strong leader to come forward and call the administration out on these issues. I know that the American people are receptive to this and Cindy Sheehan is demonstrating that everyday.
There are some political voices out there.
Not all Democrats are so clueless. In an opinion article on Wednesday in The Washington Post, former Sen. Gary Hart, D-Col., wrote that "history will deal with George W. Bush and the neoconservatives who misled a mighty nation into a flawed war that is draining the finest military in the world ... diverting Guard and reserve forces that should be on the front line of homeland defense, shredding international alliances that prevailed in two world wars and the Cold war ... and weakening America's national security."But he is also tough on his own party and asks: "What will history say about an opposition party that stands silent while all this goes on?"
Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis. is proposing a total pullout of American troops by Dec. 31, 2006. Why wait a year?
This is a pitiful start. Where are our Democratic leaders? Quit worrying about becoming the next president and focus instead on being today's leaders. We need you.
