Townhall has this news on some interesting poll numbers on the Iraq issue:
When Dems Sens. criticize Bush’s policy on Iraq, does it help/hurt morale of troops in Iraq?
68% Hurts
14% Helps
When Dems criticize Bush’s policy on Iraq, do you think they are trying to gain partisan advantage or believe it will help US’ efforts in Iraq?
52% Gain political advantage
30% Think will help
Should US military withdraw troops immediately regardless of impact, as Iraq meets goals, or set fixed publicaly avail timetable for withdrawal?
50% as goals met
15% withdraw
29% timetable
These numbers suggest what many Republicans have been privately saying for a week now: Democrats have classically overreached on the Iraq issue. Not only have they gone farther than the American people are willing to go, but they have been so wrongheaded about their approach that they have unified a Republican party that only days ago was fissured on domestic issues.
Who ever orchestrated this fiasco…Pelosi? Reid? Kerry?…is quite possibly the world’s worst political strategist.
