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Posted at 2:21pm on Jun. 3, 2008 When Success Becomes A Problem

By streiff

Last year:

BALZ: What do Democrats do if General Petraeus comes in in September and says, "This is working very, very well at this point; we would be foolish to back away from it"?

CLYBURN: Well, that would be a real big problem for us, no question about that, simply because of those 47 Blue Dogs. I think there would be enough support in that group to want to stay the course, and if the Republicans were to remain united, as they have been, then it would be a problem for us. (Washington Post Post Talk video)

Now:

THERE'S BEEN a relative lull in news coverage and debate about Iraq in recent weeks -- which is odd, because May could turn out to have been one of the most important months of the war. While Washington's attention has been fixed elsewhere, military analysts have watched with astonishment as the Iraqi government and army have gained control for the first time of the port city of Basra and the sprawling Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City, routing the Shiite militias that have ruled them for years and sending key militants scurrying to Iran. At the same time, Iraqi and U.S. forces have pushed forward with a long-promised offensive in Mosul, the last urban refuge of al-Qaeda. So many of its leaders have now been captured or killed that U.S. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, renowned for his cautious assessments, said that the terrorists have "never been closer to defeat than they are now." (Washington Post)

Only the Democrats could view American military success as a problem to be overcome.

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Posted at 7:40pm on Jan. 11, 2008 Another Potential Obama Endorsement?

By Pejman Yousefzadeh

This one might come from House Majority Whip James Clyburn, who just happens to be from the upcoming primary state of South Carolina. Rep. Clyburn is angry at some of the comments that have come out of the Clinton campaign, comments that appear to have racial undertones. I don't think anyone meant anything by those comments and I am not going to ascribe evil motives but it is obvious that this campaign is getting very intense and with that intensity comes a propensity to make ill-considered comments.

Bill Clinton has famously good relations with the African-American community. I imagine that he is going to work to use those relations to try to soothe any hurt feelings. He had better. If he doesn't, Clyburn--who promised to remain on the fence--could come out for Obama and could cause lots of African-Americans torn between their fondness for the Clintons and for Obama as the first major African-American candidate for the Presidency to put aside their doubts and worries and to follow Clyburn's example.

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