The Liberal base came out in droves to effect ‘change’ in America. Their expectations were the Dems would deliver. They would see investigations for war crimes. They would see immediate withdrawal from Iraq. They would see gays in the military. They would see higher taxes. They would see it all!!!

Ain’t going to happen. Why? Because Pelosi is turning against her liberal base for personal political power.:

Yesterday, Pelosi and the incoming House majority leader, Representative Steny Hoyer, quashed talk of reinstating the draft one day after Representative Charles Rangel said he will file a bill to make that happen

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House Democratic leaders have extracted a promise from the incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, to rule out impeaching President Bush.

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Pelosi has also tempered hopes of reversing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on the service of gays and lesbians in the military, after two key Democrats — Representatives Martin T. Meehan of Lowell and Barney Frank of Newton — said last week that they want to repeal the policy.

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Representative Ellen O. Tauscher, who leads the centrist New Democrat Coalition, said Pelosi is lowering expectations of the incoming chairmen, because maintaining the legislative majority takes moderation.

In essence, Pelosi and the moderate dems just gave the finger to their liberal base. And what about that surrender in Iraq?

n his speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Illinois Democrat said the U.S. should end its “coddling” of the Iraqi government by beginning a reduction of troops in the next four to six months and pressuring Iraqis to work out agreements among their warring factions.

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Politically, the plan he embraced positions him alongside many centrist Democrats in Congress who are calling for a slow and careful withdrawal of troops, rather than a quick exit or a build-up of military personnel in Iraq.

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He suggests a redeployment of troops and stepped-up efforts to train Iraqi security forces, and says the U.S. should link economic aid to Iraq with “measurable progress on reducing sectarian violence.”

This is the Bush plan! It is simply ‘stay the course’ and complain about Bush on the side. Pathetic. Now folks know why I found it hard to believe Americans would fall for the Dems BS ploy. But the Reps were that bad (and need to fix their alienation of Bush Conservatives). I bet Kos is feeling pretty pissed about now!