Unfriggin Real?
Nah, that's just the Pat Leahy we all know and love.
What is un-real is the a republican (Lott) makes an off-hand comment that was true and is hounded out of the leadership.
Dem's continue to say worse and nothing happens to them.
The Right is losing and, not controlling the conversation.
The Senate Dems called in Howard Dean to, obstensibly, chastize him for being over the top. I wonder if it wasn't the other way around.
At any rate, I just don't see how this can be seen as anything less than the final self destruction of the democratic party. Lets take the best case scenario for the dems. Lets say the WaPo and USA Today polls are correct and the American People are utterly sick of the Iraq War. Even if that were true, and assuming it is, does that mean the American People would suddenly root for the United States to lose? Does that mean the American People would support aiding the enemy or likening our troops to Nazis? Moreover, take Gitmo. Gitmo is associated with the war in Afghanistan, not Iraq. Do most Americans favor giving terrorists the same civil rights as are enjoyed by citizens? I think not.