“Band of Brothers” Redux

Daniel Glover, at Beltway Blogroll, has a good follow-up to the story of the Left Democrats’ (redundant, I know) campaign to present themselves as guardians of national security, “The Broken Band Of Brothers.”

I’ve previously written first here, then here, about this association of veterans opposed to the U.S. finishing the job in Iraq, and opposed to most other things Republican. This is a repeat of the Democrats' 2004 strategy to mislead the American voter behind a veteran's insulation.

Dan Glover’s analysis of their electoral prospects isn’t optimistic, as most are running against heavy odds both from Republican incumbents and Democrat infighting.

However, as I said in my first piece on this, in a tightly marginal situation, the veteran credential may prove worthwhile. As Glover quotes the “call me for a quote” Larry Sabato, it’s “a solid start” toward the Democrats being “aggressive on a wide range of national security issues” to exploit or create apprehension about President Bush’s foreign policy.

With the Ports issue, as with the daily drumbeat of negativism toward American foreign policy, that’s just what the Democrat’s primary goal is, regardless of harm done or facts.

At least John Kerry said he was “nuanced.” Even that’s been left behind, as the Democrats direct unremitting criticism and opposition to American foreign policy.

Current polls show the Democrats succeeding in denigrating confidence in the Republican national security credential. They have accomplices in the sunshine Republicans who avoid standing up or who quiver in fear themselves.