Please, sir, may I have another

Harry Reid is signaling his willingness to compromise with "anti-war" Republicans on Iraq. How is that news?

What the Democratic "leadership" seems unwilling to do:

• Take a firm stand, even one favored by the majority of the American people
• Distinguish Democrats from Republicans at high relief
• Hang Duhbya's quagmire around the neck of every Republican in Congress, no matter how chummy they may be

These steps would all be good politics, and by good I mean both successful and good for the country. How can it be that the Washington Democrats have spent decades in politics and haven't figured out the most basic aspects of it?