[Timeout]

Real Clear Politics had the best column I've seen on this subject a couple of days ago.

In essense it all came down to this:

The question that Americans want Democrats to answer with clarity is this: when and where is the use of military force justified in the war against terrorism?

[I would have asked about ANY war.]

Bingo. They nail the Dems' problem and why it won't go away until they've answered that question to the voters' satisfaction. Read the whole thing.

[Political Junkie Too]

I read it yesterday. It was very good.

The answer is: use it when it makes Democrats look good, oppose it when it makes Republicans look good, and try to defer any votes on it until after Federal elections.

-PJ