It took a year, almost to the day.....

[madfloridian]

to hear the same words from the ISG that we heard from San Antonio last year. The attacks were vicious, but he survived. Now we are hearing the same words, almost the same plan but with all the apologetic equivocation Baker is famous for.

It took a year.

http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=C36A87B9-63A0-4CDE-AA91-B41571AFD3AF

(SAN ANTONIO) -- Saying the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which (unfortunately) is just plain wrong," Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean predicted today that the Democratic Party will come together on a proposal to withdraw National Guard and Reserve troops immediately, and all US forces within two years.

They did not add that word "unfortunately", and it would have maybe helped a little.

And the comparison to Vietnam which drew more wrath. Democrats were calling for his resignation as chairman if he did not shut up.

"I've seen this before in my life. This is the same situation we had in Vietnam. Everybody then kept saying, 'just another year, just stay the course, we'll have a victory.' Well, we didn't have a victory, and this policy cost the lives of an additional 25,000 troops because we were too stubborn to recognize what was happening."

A year yesterday. And most everyone knew he was right way back then.

[Infinite Hope]

1. K&R. Dean's great. n/t

[July]

2. Didn't Murtha also speak out about a year ago? nt

[madfloridian]

3. He was attacked also.

Not sure of the date. Pelosi was blasted for agreeing with Murtha.
:hi:

[blm]

4. Murtha got hit in mid November. Kerry got hit end of October.

The cut and run Democrats as they were all called - the 'defeatist' Democrats. Seemed the American people were actually agreeing with Dean, Kerry, Murtha, and Feingold, but the corpmedia never acted like they knew that back then, did they?

[Hawkowl]

5. Dean for VP

I would rather he ran for President but he promised not to. He never said anything about not accepting a VP nomination.

[madfloridian]

6. I meant to put but "without" all the apologetic equivocation of Baker.

I really do need to stop posting so late. :crazy:

[Morgana LaFey]

7. Incredibly prescient, isn't he?

I remember him saying something during the campaign (way back, when he was a candidate) to the effect that he often does things he KNOWS he should do, but sometimes doesn't know why until later.

Now, to my way of thinking (and to his), a 50-state strategy only makes sense. But how PRESCIENT he was to get it implemented just when all hell is fixin' to break loose with the Republicans!

And yes, we all knew he was right about Iraq. Prescient there, too, tho, because his was almost a lone voice in the wilderness.