Just a few days after arguing that Chavez's attacks were unwarranted, Pelosi herself was back to making similar attacks, calling the president a liar ("Tell the truth to the American people"), inept  ("Let's clean up the mess you have made in Iraq") and delusional ("Face the facts...you have not been in touch with reality"). It showed that the woman who would be House Majority Leader if the Democrats are empowered in November to be not only insincere but, in her rhetoric, much more sympathetic to the President of Venezuela than to the President of the United States.  

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The movie that the Democratic leadership chose to condemn vociferously last month was not the Toronto Film Festival's award-winning "Death of a President," which vividly depicted President Bush's mock assassination but, instead, "The Path to 9/11," which factually documented why Bill Clinton didn't assassinate Osama bin Laden. The silence of the Democrats (except for Hillary Clinton) over "Death of a President" makes clear that Democrats don't care that the movie could inspire a deranged person to carry out such an act. But say something about "their" leader, Bill Clinton, and you just may have your broadcast license revoked!  

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Republican representative Mark Foley resigned over his reprehensible conduct with House Pages. He received no support for his actions from his Party's leadership. Yet Democrats rushed to make it a partisan issue instead of what it is - an isolated incident that has no bearing on the political scene. How is it portrayed on a leading liberal website, The Huffington Post? They posted Foley's salacious e-mails on its front page, in huge type, exploiting every last drop of a sorry episode.  

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Last June, I joined millions of Americans who were relieved when our forces killed Al Qaeda's field commander in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Yet, the sense of dejection on the Left was palpable because it made the true purveyors of evil in their warped view -Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld - look good! Instead of a resounding, "Good job, Mr. President, in America's War on Terror," all they could say was: "But, where's Osama?"

As an American, I'm glad that gas prices are down, the economy's doing well, and that, for all intents and purposes, we're at full employment. Unfortunately, what's good for America is bad for Democrats, who care more about beating Bush than they do about beating inflation or bin Laden.

And Democrats wonder why they haven't controlled the House, the Senate or the White House in years. Part of the reason is that their demeanor has been deplorable. While Harry Truman, John Kennedy, Scoop Jackson, and Sam Nunn knew how to play hardball politics, it would be unimaginable for them to behave so callously - during wartime - towards the president of the opposition party. Judging by liberal Joe Lieberman's loss to Ned Lamont in August, none of these aforementioned icons would be welcome in today's Democratic Party.

Back in 1994, Republicans captured the House with their Contract With America, a set of positive principles designed to make our country stronger. But with Democrats -- should they regain power -- poised to impeach the president, undermine every effort in the War on Terror and sure to effectuate gridlock on any issue they feel they cannot win outright, their plan is less a Contract With America than a mob-like Contract On America.  

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You are either a complete Idiot -- which, despite the preppie prententions of Dartmouth, I doubt -- or you are delusional.

It's great for Artists to deny reality, but you do a disservice to your country when you create your own political reality instead of paying attention to facts and documents.

Your support of "Benedict" Bush and his attempts to subvert the United States Constitution borders on Treason. (Have you read it? It's an important source document.)

Get help!

"Remember 9/11 -- Impeach the Traitor!"

I don't know what keeps me coming back. If I didn't know you, by reading this I would assume you are either mentally ill or a very lonely child. I expect more from you Seth.

I actually agree with most of what Seth has written here. But he has not gone far enough. The analysis of the nonsense from Pelosi and others in the Democratic power-ranks needs to point out that it's not unpatriotic or other such nonsense being spewed by Pelosi (presumably written by her handlers), but it's idiotic and cynical drivel. And, a further point that should be made, in fairness, is that the stuff coming from the Republican side is likewise idiotic and cynical. When Seth points out that we are missing the words of the likes of Harry Truman, John Kennedy, Sam Nunn, Scoop Jackson (and I could add a few others), what he's really saying, or should be saying, is that we sorely miss today hearing intelligence, honesty, and words-that-mean-something from our leaders. If one is honest today, the idiocy that passes for political speech today has to be called what it is, on both sides of the aisle. If the idiocy were reserved to just one party -- particularly the party out of power -- the country would not be in such trouble. (To paraphrase my favorite James Wechsler observation: The country is up to its neck in problems, but up to its knees in midgets. The midgets are not only on both sides of the aisle, but they're in leadership positions. In Congress. And in the White HOuse.)

nice piece

i understand the desire to win and grab the reigns of power, but do the democrats really think they have solutions to any of our current problems?

if the solutions were easy bush would have done it, he is struggling with the tough problems and the democrats have the same failings as the republicans.

the only difference is that the democrats will tax more of my income and regulate more of my life.

too many partisans and too few statesmen

Bravo Seth. Well thought out, right on the facts, and well written.

North Korea just announced a first ever nuclear test. Better get your leader to invade Iceland. They are sitting on the worlds largest ice reserve. If I am going to filled with fear of the North Koreans I am still going to need an unrestricted flow of ice tea.