The Democrats go back to their roots

In many ways, the loss by the Democrats of their majority in the House of Representatives has been very liberting for them. It has allowed them to ignore the responsibility of governing and has let them go back to their roots and vote the way they want to. Today's vote on an amendment regarding the war in Afghanistan is a good example of this. All but eight Democrats in the House voted to pass an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that would have required development of an accelerated plan to take US forces out of Afghanistan. Were the president a Republican, we would hear how this represented a vote of no confidence in the policy of the administration. Of course, since Obama is a Democrat, we will never hear that explanation from the media. The truth, however, is that the vote is truly amazing. About 95% of all the Democrats in the House voted for a change to the Afghan policy being followed by the leader of their party, president Obama.

It seems that no matter what the conflict, the Democrats just want it to end whether or not the US wins or loses. We all can recall Harry Reid declaring the Iraq war lost. Indeed, we all can recall then senator Obama announcing that the surge in Iraq was a futile effort that would only mean higher casualties with no path to victory. That is the basic mindset of the Democrats. Still, it amazes me that with Obama as president, the Democrats still want to undercut the US war effort.