What contributes to Democratic defeatism on the War on Terror? Does ideology push the politics, or do the politics inform the ideology?

I think it is a combination. That is, Democrats are obsessed with a singular hatred for President Bush and their primary agenda is to oppose him on almost any issue. It just so happens, however, that Democrats are also soft on defense, national security and terror.

They tend to view the War on Terror much more narrowly than Republicans, who believe it is a global war. They were never comfortable supporting the Iraq War resolution, but many did mostly because the tide of public opinion overwhelmingly supported war and Democrats are nothing if not political animals. When Howard Dean’s antiwar message began resonating with the Democratic base, John Kerry and other hapless, half-hearted war-resolution supporters had to figure out how to explain away their vote.

The “Bush-lied” canard gave them perfect cover for their otherwise unforgivable infraction. They were able to make amends with their base on substance (antiwar) and could be excused for their hypocrisy because in coming back to ... more.

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