Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Soon it will be time for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to face a moment of truth and decide whether he is going to lead the anti-war movement or cave in under administration pressure.
As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., move toward an accommodation with the White House over funding for the war in Iraq, they are also moving toward a civil war within their own party. If Pelosi and Reid agree to give Bush a new bill providing funding for the war without a deadline for troop withdrawal, they will redeem their party's image nationally and show their support for the troops, but they will alienate their left wing.
Party Battles Could Cost Big
A bitter and divisive battle will ensue — one that could cost the Democrats the White House in 2008.
The left, led by John Edwards, is not about to accept mushy language holding the Iraqi regime accountable for its lack of progress, especially if the provision leaves Bush in charge of assessing what progress is being made. Why, they will ask, did we elect a Democratic Congress if the war is just going to drag on? If Pelosi and Reid cave in to Bush, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., will most likely support their compromise to preserve her hawkish credibility and offset doubts about a woman's ability to be commander in chief. With Edwards leading the chorus of critics, the question is, Will Obama join the compromise or ally with the left in voting against it?
On this question the success or failure of his candidacy may well hinge.
REST OF STORY:
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/5/2/122219.shtml
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