Sen. Dianne Feinstein is having a fit because Republicans are threatening to filibuster the Biden-Hagel resolution. Here’s what she’s saying:

“It’s obstructionism,” said Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. “This is not tolerable in a situation where it’s the number one topic in the nation, and the Republican party prevents the Senate of the United States from debating.”

Sen. Feinstein hasn’t explained why Democrats won’t allow true debate between several different resolutions. Furthermore, she hasn’t explained why Democrats aren’t offering legislation binding a certain course of action instead of these spineless non-binding resolutions. After all, if this truly is the most important topic in the nation, shouldn’t Democrats have something more to offer than just criticism?

The reality is that Sen. Feinstein is talking tough but she can’t push it too far because she knows that the American people still prefer winning over the Democrats’ various unilateral defeat options. She knows that the American people would make Democrats pay a price at the polls if they actually told the American people who they really are.

Frankly, Democrats are clueless about Iraq and the GWOT. Their only ‘plans’ are to oppose anything that President Bush is for and to be fore anything that President Bush is against. That isn’t leadership. It’s an indicator of the intellectual timidity and inferiority. Most Americans understand that Democrats aren’t serious thinkers about the GWOT or other national security matters. Sen. Feinstein’s statements just re-enforce that opinion.

“I think it’s a terrible mistake to prevent this debate,” she said. “If we can’t get this done, you can be sure, a month or so down the pike, there’s going to be much stronger legislation.”

That’s tough talk but it’s meaningless. That “stronger legislation” would also be filibustered. Besides, the Defeatocrats don’t have the spine to tell people what they really believe. Furthermore, Congress has already said that they won’t use the power of the purse while troops are in harms’ way. Sen. Feinstein should learn that you don’t threaten people when you don’t have any leverage on them.

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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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