She can't afford to let this escalate. If it does, people will start to get upset the Dems are not supporting the troops more, and start remembering Bush has been our bulwark against these types.
Rush said it best. The dems can't allow victory, because they are too heavily invested in defeat.
Nobody will get upset with the Democrats as long as the Dems keep the welfare/pork gravy train flowing. We'll get government health care for the same reason.