Now that the wheels have been completely blown off Republicans' Insane War in Iraq, and now that public opinion has pegged the bottom of the barrel in judging this administration and it's chickenhawk cheerleaders, guess who's all of a sudden trying to distance herself from the Bushbatros hanging around her neck?
Why Liddy Dole, of course.
Even Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.), a mainstream conservative who has never publicly strayed from the administration's position on Iraq, made it clear that she would now support "what some have called action-forcing measures."
"The difficulty of the current American and Iraqi situation is rooted in large part in the Bush administration's substantial failure to understand the full implications of our military invasion and the litany of mistakes made at the outset of the war," Dole said.
With not much respect, I feel obliged to offer my own commentary on the Senior Senator's newfound insight:
Not so freakin' fast, Senator Dole.
Anybody with half a brain (which obviously doesn't include Liddy) knows this war was a disaster from the get-go. The only thing that's changed that would cause Liddy to start backpedaling is the fact that she has just over a year before the voters of North Carolina judge her performance over the past five years.
November 3, 2006
"For a person to think that voting for a Democrat for the Senate is going to fix the situation in Iraq makes no sense," Dole told CNN's Soledad O'Brien on 'American Morning.' "That's just not the case. Let me point out here, too, that for us to leave -- and it seems that Democrats are saying they're satisfied or content with losing, if we were to withdrawal from Iraq at this point, there's no question that this would leave a void there, a breeding ground for attacking the United States again."
What's changed, Liddy? Do tell.
November 16, 2005
Let me repeat, Iraq is the central battleground in the War on Terror. And yet despite the evident progress, some want to cut and run. They claim that our troops have simply done all that they can do, and that the United States should set arbitrary timelines for withdrawing our forces. Mr. President, I strongly disagree. Setting such a timeline would only embolden the terrorists and send the message that the United States has lost its resolve in the War on Terror. This is the wrong message. Any timeline for withdrawal must be driven by success - not artificially tied to a calendar.
What's changed, Liddy? Is that rotten Bush carcass hanging around your neck starting to get a little stinky? Or do you really hate America now that you're willing to send the wrong message to the terrists?
You can't have it both ways, Liddy Dole. No matter how scared you are.