Dems are terrible politicians

I would just like to see Democrats calling bullshit. Even Hillary was, for my tastes, pretty meek when she accused Republicans of trying to avoid the real debate when they focused on the MoveOn ad. Is it really too politically volatile and unviable for her to say "Yes, the ad was a cheap shot and an even cheaper joke. It's not good news for Democrats, it's good news for Republicans, and they're a lot happier about it than we are. It gives them something to harp on again and again, and avoid the real debate about the validity of the Petraeus and Crocker testimonies and whether or not we should persist in a futile war that's costing us money and lives."

Reid, Durbin, Schumer, Pelosi, Hoyer have been outmanuevered by Bush, McConnell, Lott, Boehner, and Blount. Not to mention Petraeus and Crocker made most of them look like lightweights. We're involved in a very unpopular war, and the Democrats don't want to end it if it isn't easy. They need to make the Republicans actually fillibuster and not simply give up.