I guess they called it a ‘Pre-buttal’ because it provided noth Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi with opportunities to makes asses of themselves several days prior to the SOTU. At any rate, they were out in rare form:
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, hailed as “a milestone” Sunday’s Iraqi elections, when millions defied threats and went to the polls.
“But on Wednesday night,” Reid said, “the president needs to spell out a real and understandable plan for the unfinished work ahead: defeat the growing insurgency, rebuild Iraq, increase political participation by all parties … and increase international involvement.”
Without offering a timetable, Reid added, “Most of all, we need an exit strategy so that we know what victory is and how we can get there.”
Reid was far more restrained than Pelosi, who seems to exist to make Barbara Boxer and Patty Murray look Senatorial. At any rate, these new catcalls for an ‘exit strategy’ are simply idiotic, and all it really is is more of the same from Democrats- vacant statements that sound like something but mean nothing.
Folks- holding the elections yesterday, devising a constitution for Iraq, holding elections in the fall, training Iraqi policemen and soldiers, and battling the insurgency IS AN EXIT STRATEGY, and prematurely setting an artificial timeline is idiotic. If you don’t believe me, ask Norman Schwarzkopf (who was just on Hardball) what he thinks about these calls for troop withdrawal and a timetable for troop withdrawal:
It’s dumb.
When pressed to elaborate, the good General stated:
It’s just dumb.
Veeshir
Maybe the Dems should watch more Simpsons.
“I’m Homer Simpson. You might remember me,. I mooned for rebuttal.”
At least that way they’d be funnier.
Huck
Actually, Reid had a pretty good joke at the press conference. He spoke at length about how elegant and captivating Reagan was in giving SOTU speeches. On and on praising Reagan. Then he paused and in a dead-pan manner said, “I don’t think we’ll be hearing a repeat of that Wednesday night.”
No, doesn’t read funny, but it was. All the reporters in the room laughed. And it didn’t come across as mean-spirited because he started by praising a Republican.
Now Pelosi on the other hand…