Obama's Iraq Plan Pleases McCain; Offends Left

As we can see from this dispatch from THE NATION, the left is upset about President Obama's Iraq troop withdrawal plan while John McCain generally supports it. Considering the President's high standing in the polls, and his goal of creating a new Democratic majority, offending the left is the last thing he is worrying about. He retains the enthusiastic support of the party base, and he enhances his image as a sober, responsible leader with everyone else. He can't really lose with such an approach. http://www.thenation.com/blogs/dreyfuss/412497