Jim Webb’s Democratic response

As I look at Iraq, I recall the words of former general and soon-to-be President Dwight Eisenhower during the dark days of the Korean War, which had fallen into a bloody stalemate. “When comes the end?” asked the General who had commanded our forces in Europe during World War Two. And as soon as he became President, he brought the Korean War to an end.

These Presidents took the right kind of action, for the benefit of the American people and for the health of our relations around the world. Tonight we are calling on this President to take similar action, in both areas. If he does, we will join him. If he does not, we will be showing him the way.

I have a feeling that if Webb was the only Democrat in Congress, he’d show the way all by himself.

And hey, look, a Democrat found a way to give a speech that didn’t include hope, faith, or any other sops to the religious right.

**Obama is on with Anderson Cooper. He’s not completely awful, but why is he bending over backwards to call Bush’s healthcare and energy plans “legitimate?” Bush has been making empty promises about energy in each of his seven State of the Union addresses, and his healthcare “plan” is a joke. Obama’s characterization of them as “legitimate” is the worst kind of bipartisanship for bipartisanship’s sake. What’s the point of this other than to further brand himself?