Wednesday Morning Open Thread

The ice storm has hit D.C. Not as bad as what some places are getting.

The real storm in D.C. is in the House of Representatives. The GOPers maintain that passing the resolution will embolden the enemy. Seems like the enemy is already pretty damn bold. Our number one enemy, Osama Bin Laden, is still alive -- 5 1/2 years after he launched the deadly attack on the U.S. The insurgents in Iraq have engaged the military of the world's superpower for almost four years. They've figured out how to kill our troops and shoot down our helicopters. That seems to have emboldened them.

George Bush and his failures in Iraq and Afghanistan have emboldened the enemy. Republicans on Capitol Hill have made that possible, too. Instead of political slogans and spin, Bush and the Republicans owe the troops and the American people a strategy. But, there is no strategy. That's why the Democrats won in November. That's why we're finally seeing a debate about Iraq.

Okay, time for coffee. Start threading the news.