At a more fundamental level, Daschle's flip-flop underscores how Democrats increasingly view success in the war as a growing threat to their party in general as elections draw closer.
If Daschle and the Daschle-crats, continue viewing Bushes success in the war, as threatening their ability to retake the House and hold onto the Senate, then they're not only paranoid, but unpatriotic too. Little TommyD stuck his foot in his mouth on this one, BIG-TIME!