There are compromise Democrats and there are fighting Democrats. There is a time and a place for both but right now the time is for Fightin' Dems. Isn't that why we rallied around Howard Dean? Because he was a fighter. The Dem to rally around now is the Fighting Dem Hillary Clinton. She's been fighting for more than 15 years.
The problem with Obama caving in on the war funding is the timing. Even if it is appropriate to fund the troops after a veto (and I'm not making a statement on that one way or the other) the timing is horrible. Now the Dems can't negotiate for anything. Nothing. Obama has led the charge for retreat on this matter in a way that shows extreme strategic naivete. Incompetence, actually. I think Obama has a bright future as a leader within the Democratic Party. Someday I hope he does become President. But he has shown himself today to be too green for the job.
Hillary Clinton
Fightin Dem for 2008!