"Support the troops"

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i heard a disturbing story this morning, and went to washington post dot com to listen for myself....

clyburn, dem from south carolina, # 3 in the house, stated that a favorable report from petraus in september would be a 'problem for democrats'.

i wonder if that is his way of supporting the troops?


soooo.....success in iraq is bad for dems. wonderful. wouldn't success be good for all americans? aren't dems americans? don't they want us to succeed?
apparently not, as party is apparently above country, and an election win is more important than success in a war that was approved by our congress. not by the prez, altho dems in office at the time would like us to believe it was the case.

i am disgusted by his comments.

Was there any context to the quote?

I'd certainly say that good progress in Iraq is a problem for Democrats, as far as the election is concerned. However, it doesn't mean I want it to go to hell in a handbasket [any further, that is]. Did he say that he hopes the report is bad, so that Dems benefit from it, or was it just a matter of fact statement of the absolute truth that progress in Iraq hurts the Dems electorally?