Reply #42: Maybe I've been reading too much Civil War history. [View All]

[BlueCheese]

It seems that the Democrats are being led by McClellan when who we need is Grant or Sherman. At one point, an impatient Lincoln supposedly said, "If General McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a time." But I don't think even McClellan celebrated defeats.

The Democrats failed to fight in December on the tax cut issue when they held the upper hand--big Congressional majorities and the public on their side. Thus there was little chance they'd fight now, when the opposition was much stronger and the ground not as favorable (though still even).