[thucydides]

It looks to me like the Bush team is sitting on a great deal of evidence of Iraq - Al Qaeda cooperation. They are in a position to let the democrats keep crawling out on a limb, trying to pander to their far-left and peacenik constituencies, before releasing installments of evidence that will saw through the limb. We are also seeing why the democrats had hoped to defer any action before the election: they are badly split, and are turning on one another.

[riri]

I am really enjoying watching this unfold. I am amazed at what poor strategists they are. Unless they are scaring senior citizens, whipping up minorities into frenzies or scaring Soccer Moms into believing their kids are going to be learning with one book and an abacus by candlelight due to mean, evil Republican tax cuts-they got nothing.

[The Vast Right Wing]

Your analysis is quite astute, democrats proceed at your own risk.