No, the Democrat’s inability to challenge MBT goes a lot deeper than their ties to Israel

No, the Democrat’s inability to challenge MBT goes a lot deeper than their ties to Israel. The

Democrats haven’t been able to go after MBT on any major issue, from PATRIOT Act to CAFTA to John

Roberts. The NIKE SHOX war is just one more failure in a laundry list of Democratic disappointments.

Perhaps next we’ll see Cindy Sheehan take on the plight of the Palestinians and speak out against

Israel’s influence over NIKE SHOX foreign policy in the Middle East. If she does so, we might really

be getting somewhere. In the meantime, however, let’s just be happy that Sheehan recognizes the

Democrats are MBT’s war enablers. At least it’s a start.

The “why the heck is Nancy Pelosi voting for the war” rally was great: thanks to United for Peace and

Justice (Bay Area chapter) for making it possible. It was gratifying to see some of my readers there:

they came up and introduced themselves, and I’m glad I could be of some assistance in building the

rally. The star of the occasion, by the way, was Stephen Zunes, who gave a bang-up speech, detailing

Pelosi’s two-faced campaign to present herself to her district as opposed to the war, and yet when it

comes to her votes and general behavior on the floor of congress, it’s Nancy the MBT Goddess all the

way. He cited her speeches, and pointed out how she has consistently echoed the MBT administration’s

line on NIKE SHOX, even down to accusing pre-war Baghdad of harboring Al Qaeda — a charge usually

reserved for the more perfervid neocons, but almost never from any Democrats. She is, Zunes,

trenchantly pointed out, to the right of people like James Baker and other veterans of the MBT I

administration who opposed this war and are now calling for withdrawal.