The Democrat's success in conducting wars is poor to say the least. And Bush wants suggestions from them? If I'm a terrorist I'm seeing victory on the horizon.
Not saying he has to take them. I just disagree that Bush's statement represents any sort of new tone. The only new tone is that found in the media, which sees a brighter world now that the Dems are in nominal control of Congress.
The las War we won was by a Democrat, Harry Truman, who then proceeded to invent limited warfare called it a police action and we haven't won anything since.