How often have we sat there as some conservative wag has shrugged their shoulders and said “Well, maybe the Democrats will come up with an idea of their own instead of just criticizing the President’s vision.” I have recently discovered why they are able to do this so effectively. The Democrats don’t have any ideas.

It's time for Democrats to carpe their manhood and start hitting Dick Cheney on his claim that the Iraqi insurgency is in its "last throes." (Did any prominent Democrat cry bullshit on this? Not that I heard.)

I’m not psychic but I can tell you what’s going to happen in Iraq. Because while I can’t see the future, I’ve gotten better at looking in the rear view mirror. If you study George Bush’s policy reversals, you’ll see that they are so dramatic and quick, they end up working for him. He comes across as decisive as he goes from dumb to dumber and a good portion of America applauds. It’s a beautiful thing to watch. And it just might be Karl Rove’s greatest strength.

Dear John: I saw some pretty amazing things during the year I spent on your campaign....but the most remarkable was when I watched George Butler's film “Going Up River” and saw you, just over thirty years ago, in black and white and with utter conviction and clarity, asking the unanswerable: "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?"