Betting the Wrong Horse - Again

The democrats have been betting the 2008 presidential election on the failure of the war in Iraq. So heavily invested in defeat are they, that the treasonous ewok-in-charge, the diminutive Harry Reid, has been inspired to go before the world and declare, "the war is lost."

Of course, the Democrats' biggest fear is that we'll win - militarily and politically - in Iraq. Even the upbeat Associated Press survey, which follows the unexpected good news from analysts Michael O'Hanlon and Ken Pollockin of the Brookings Institution, is feared by Dems to be a precursor to the upcoming report by Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. That's due next month, and it may be full of good news about military and political progress there. But good news for the country is bad news for the Democrats.

But on Monday, a new Gallup Poll, taken for USA Today, finds that the number of Americans who think the war news is getting better has risen sharply, up from 22 percent last month to 31 percent now. Those pessimists who think the surge is "not making much difference" has gone down 10% - from 51 percent to 41 percent. Americans are natural-born optimists, eager for good news, especially about military campaigns.

The 2008 election is still 16 months away. The Democrat lead ponies are running themselves out by campaigning this early, and may very well have little cash or energy left by next November. Republicans are wisely waiting for the Iraq report, and if there's good news from General Petraeus's report, the Democrats will have nothing positive to run on.

Remember, Harry Reid and the congressional Democrats have already placed their bets - all in - that the war is lost. We'll see.