When did the Democrats really push back on Iraq?

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Wednesday March 07, 2007 · 12:24 PM PST

2007/03/07 · 12:24

I am asking for your help on a project I am working on. I am trying to identify either a date or set of dates that marked the beginning of the Democratic pushback on Iraq - by which I mean the date(s) sometime after the 2004 election that marked when the majority of elected Democrats (i.e., ones that had previously been either pro-war or unwilling to speak out forcefully on the subject) started to be markedly more aggressive in attacking the president and the Republicans - taking them on directly and calling them out on the fundamental problems with the war, etc.

I know it's impossible to point to any one moment in time when this began to happen, but my sense is that there might be one or a few good marking points out there that can now be seen to crystallize what was happening, and I am trying to identify when those might have happened.

So, if you have any thoughts and can provide some candidates for dates (could be the week or month if not the exact day) and an indication of what exactly happened at that point to symbolize the greater movement, I would really appreciate your input! Thanks.

Halloween Costume Ideas?

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Wednesday October 27, 2004 · 10:18 PM PDT

2004/10/27 · 22:18

This is not so much about Tuesday's election, but don't worry, I am volunteering etc. as well. But in addition to the state of the world, my current problem is that I need a Halloween costume (preferably male) for Saturday night. Unfortunately, it needs to be quick, easy, and inexpensive. Also unfortunately, I am rarely particularly creative, so I am looking for ideas. I'm thinking there are lots of political possibilities out there - can anyone recommend some?

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Tuesday September 14, 2004 · 8:37 PM PDT

2004/09/14 · 20:37

"A prince, then, should be very careful that there does not issue from his mouth anything that is not full of the above-mentioned five qualities. To those who see and hear him he should seem all compassion, all faith, all honesty, all humanity, all religion. There is nothing more necessary to make a show of possessing than this last quality. For men in general judge more by their eyes than by their hands; everybody is fitted to see, few to understand. Everybody sees what you appear to be; few make out what you really are. And these few do not dare to oppose the opinion of the many, who have the majesty of the state to confirm their view. In the actions of all men, and especially those of princes, where there is no court to which to appeal, people think of the outcome. A prince needs only to conquer and to maintain his position. The means he has used will always be judged honorable and will be praised by everybody, because the crowd is always caught by appearance and by the outcome of events, and the crowd is all there is in the world; there is no place for the few when the many have room enough. A certain prince of the present day, whom it is not good to name, preaches nothing else than peace and faith, and is wholly opposed to both of them, and both of them, if he had observed them, would many times have taken from him either his reputation or his throne."

--Machiavelli, The Prince, ch. 18 (1513)

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