Clarity of Vision

Let's just be clear about what's actually happening in Nancy's Congress. This is a succinct description of the recent Democrat anti-American vote in the House. These are the "leaders" the American people saw fit to choose in the last election. As always, they got what they deserve.

From the Wall Street Journal:

"A Triumph for Pelosi.' That's how the Associated Press described [Friday's]
vote by the House to demand a U.S. retreat from Iraq, and in the perverse
calculus of Capitol Hill we suppose it was. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has
demonstrated she can pile on enough pork to bribe enough Democrats to
cobble together a bare, partisan majority to "send a message" that has
no chance of becoming law. Congratulations. 'Today is an historic day,'
Ms. Pelosi said on the House floor. 'The new Congress will vote to end the
war in Iraq.' But of course the bill does nothing of the sort. If she truly
wanted to end the war, the Speaker and her fellow Democrats could simply
have used their power of the purse to refuse to fund it. But that would
have meant taking some responsibility for what happens in Iraq, which is the
last thing Democrats want to do. So they have passed a bill that funds the
war while claiming it ends the war. The bill's 'benchmarks' and deadlines
certainly have nothing to do with achieving victory in Iraq, or assisting
General David Petraeus's campaign to secure Baghdad. They are all about the
war inside the Democratic Caucus. On the one hand, they appease the antiwar
left by pretending to declare the war illegal if certain goals aren't met by
Iraqis or U.S. forces. But on the other, they allow 'moderates' from swing
districts to claim they are nonetheless 'supporting the troops.' Acts of
Congress don't get much more cynical than that." ---The Wall Street Journal

I hope all those wise voters responsible are proud of this courageous display of principled leadership.

Uh-huh.

The Gunslinger