[Michael.SF.]

You've got only two choices...support the President, or support the Dems.

I disagree.

I would argue that the President needs to pursue the war more aggressively on all fronts, not just Iraq. I am talking of:

limiting immigration from designated countries.
Deporting anyone who has violated their visa's starting with those from countries who have actively supported terrorism.
Seal the borders.
Restructure the CIA to greatly increase our feet on the street (probably already being done).
Form designated Special units to take out known terrorists and terrorist training facilities in clandestine fashion (also already being done to some extent).
More aggressively promote the successes we have had in Iraq
Fight the war on words on the home front to counter the BS coming from the left.
Demand prosecution of those who benefited from the 'Food for Oil Scam'.

These are all t hings that the President is not doing to the degree that they should be, or at least to the degree that we know of.

Does this mean I do not support him, no. It means I disagree with him on the prosecution of the war, but not on the goals.

The Dems disagree on the goals.

[pollyannaish]

Sigh. That's all well and good. But right now, we have President Bush for two years and the Dems. Unless and until Michael.SF becomes President, your prescribe plan is not on the table.

You can pick the President apart and aid the Dem goals, or you can give the President enough support that he might even be able to implement some of your ideas. Honestly, it isn't that hard to see how important momentum is in this.

And "at least to the degree that we know of" is an important observation. The same bunch that gets their knickers in a twist when the NYT outs secret operations, is the same bunch that just KNOWS that there isn't anything going on that we don't read about in the press. That always leaves me shaking my head in amazement.