The American Spectator

“The steady drift of Democratic activists away from war with Iraq, despite the President’s every effort to accommodate their concerns, is another demonstration of a phenomenon of American politics that I only became aware of in the Clinton years. The phenomenon is this: a sizable proportion of the politically committed in America today are not propelled by principle or by fact but by the deep emotional satisfaction, indeed the peace of mind, that they derive from beating hell out of an opponent.”

What efforts has the president made to “accommodate” concerns? A “steady drift of Democratic activists away from war with Iraq” intimates that there was a time when “Democratic activists” were overwhelmingly in support of said war, but we know that is not true.

Finally, it is deplorable that you would accuse “Democrats” (so, about half the country) of leading a national movement against an unjust war merely because of a personal dislike for George W. Bush and some of his colleagues. Many who protest the war (myself included) do not define themselves as Democrats and a growing contingency define themselves as (gasp) Republicans. Opposition to the war has nothing to do with a general like or dislike for George W. Bush. It is also mildly ironic that, after making sweeping and exaggerated generalizations about Democrats, and how “they” are all anti-American elitists, that you would condemn these alleged “prejudices” as a source of identity.

Hello, kettle? This is the pot.