Now That's Leadership

Today Nancy Pelosi announced the new Democratic plan for the war in Iraq, going forward.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said yesterday that Democrats should not seek a unified position on an exit strategy in Iraq, calling the war a matter of individual conscience and saying differing positions within the caucus are a source of strength for the party.

Pelosi said Democrats will produce an issue agenda for the 2006 elections but it will not include a position on Iraq. There is consensus within the party that President Bush has mismanaged the war and that a new course is needed, but House Democrats should be free to take individual positions, she said.

When in doubt leave it out, I guess.

And how's that for confidence in leadership.

Hi. We're the Democratic Party. And you can rest assured that when things get difficult and we have trouble reaching a consensus on a tough issue, we'll pretend that issue doesn't exist. Because that's what the American people deserve. A party that won't take a stand if they don't have too.

2006 has me shaking in my shoes.