I'll be as clear as I can about what is driving the Demos.
They cannot accept they lost. It's that simple. They cannot accept they've been rejected, that their policy was rejected, that another policy they didn't put forward is successful. A policy formed by the Bush administration.
Bush is illegitimate. He stole the election. Twice. Republicans used the deaths of Americans in an "unfortunate" event like 9-11 to soar into a Majority in the Congress. That majority is illegitimate because it was a freak event. The House only picked up a Majority because they lied and distorted and carried forth scandels.
The Democrats will not admit the American people consciencely took in, discarded, and voted for their opposition based on policy. Until they are willing to admit that, they are lost in this black hole.
Refusing to admit they and their ideas were legitimately defeated, forces them in a democracy (unless they want to try the suicide bomber route) to keep running past campaigns until they get the result they want. Eventually, they feel, fraud and misdirection will not be successful and they'll triumph as the Majority. This is their last resort. They have tried the Courts, but that's starting to turn against them too. They'll run against Bush until a) they accept their legitimate losses in ideas and votes b) until they win an election on the platform.
Good post, and may I add a couple thoughts?
Since there will be no surrender in the classic sense, Dems see a chance to paint the end of this operation as a defeat, no matter the outcome. They will keep trumpeting the number of dead, and talk of body bags and the maimed, while ignoring the facts on the ground, which extend well beyond Iraq.
Bush is creating an earthquake that is shaking the entire Middle East and the Islamic World to its' foundations. That is a long view action, and Dems are not interested.
The complete size and nature of this victory will not be evident for some time, and Dems are short-sighted, as in focused on November, 2006.
November, 2006, their next huge electoral defeat.