Dodd Was Step One; Swopa Offers Us Step Two

The move by Senator Christopher Dodd (the only Democrat from Connecticut) to put a hold on the FISA bill is only the first step in ending the on-going beating the Democrats keep taking at the hands of Republicans. Swopa at Fire Dog Lake offers us the larger picture. Step Two, as it were:

Democrats need to engage in a wholehearted, full-tilt effort to redefine themselves as the party that knows the best way to defend the country. It’s ridiculously easy, with Iraq offering one-sentence proof that the Bushite path is the wrong one.