…because I know they want to hear it from me. 
Rumors of a 2006 phased withdrawal from Iraq have gotten the Dems pretty vexed. They see the Rove boogey man behind the wheel: Republicans will exploit images of the troops coming home just in time for the ‘06 midterms. “Mission Accomplished!” et. al. And certainly the timing must have some political motivation behind it (not that that’s a bad thing per se — political motives drive us all). I imagine Rove is getting a lot of pressure from vulnerable Republicans (the five that haven’t been saved by gerrymandering, that is!) to start bringing the troops home before campaign season starts.
But would taking Iraq off the table (in terms of domestic electoral politics anyway) be such a bad deal for Democrats? After John Kerry twisted himself into knots over his (non-)support for the war, do we really want to re-visit that fiasco? Not to mention persistent rumors that Russ Feingold could emerge as the anti-war candidate in 2008, leading to a potential redux of McGovern in ‘68.
Hence, my note to Dems: Take the deal!! Given the choice of stumping (sort-of) against Iraq or being able to largely ignore it, who wouldn’t prefer the latter?
Now Playing: Episode 356
The Republican Convention, Fannie and Freddie go bust, and finally, our international news roundup.
Links Mentioned: Europeans try to placate the Russians … details on the bail-out … a brief history of Fannie and Freddie … Mark Schmitt on Obama’s high-risk, high-reward strategy … Biden tears it up on the trail.
Could free wifi mean trouble for free speech?
I may have missed something in the links on your post. Either way, is accessability through wireless different from other forms of accessability to the internet regarding exposure to questionable sites? If they aren’t regulating it now, why with wireless?
Wouldn’t the arguments against regulation still stand?
True. But making it a public utility would make it subject to greater scrutiny than if it stayed private. that’s all I was saying.