http://themoderatevoice.com/15164/around-the-sphere-september-17-2007/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://themoderatevoice.com/15164/around-the-sphere-september-17-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-98574 domajot Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:20:15 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/around-the-sphere/15164/around-the-sphere-september-17-2007/#comment-98574 Middle Earth provides some sobering thoughts for Democrats to ponder. The failures of the Republicans while in the majority do not translate into an automatic Democratic success when they are in the majority. There are object lessons there tor them that they will be tempted to ignore. Already, they will be handed the incredibly difficult job of mop-up in Iraq. Withdrawal is not risk free, and how they handle it will be crucial for their future. As the Republicans saw, public approval for war can evoporate in no time if it goes badly. Public approval for withdrawal can evaporate just as quickly if it goes badly. They must put every ounce of caution and care they can muster into handling that phase. If their majority is to have any lengivity, they have to avoid the land mines of giving in to partisan excesses. That will lay the groundwork for a sustained influence, even after they lose the majority, as every party inevitably does, sooner or later. Middle Earth provides some sobering thoughts for Democrats to ponder.
The failures of the Republicans while in the majority do not translate into an automatic Democratic success when they are in the majority.
There are object lessons there tor them that they will be tempted to ignore.
Already, they will be handed the incredibly difficult job of mop-up in Iraq. Withdrawal is not risk free, and how they handle it will be crucial for their future. As the Republicans saw, public approval for war can evoporate in no time if it goes badly. Public approval for withdrawal can evaporate just as quickly if it goes badly. They must put every ounce of caution and care they can muster into handling that phase.
If their majority is to have any lengivity, they have to avoid the land mines of giving in to partisan excesses. That will lay the groundwork for a sustained influence, even after they lose the majority, as every party inevitably does, sooner or later.

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