We get sucked into these arguments, and tend to forget the real issue with the Left.

It's about hating Bush. It's about Bush when they wake up in the morning, and go to sleep at night.

More than a few Democrats left a couple of marbles in Florida. Then came the 2002 elections, when their vengeance was at hand, and every political weapon deployed, especially in Florida. They got their heads handed to them again, including overwhelming victories in Florida, and a couple more marbles dribbled out.

Now, add to that the fact that Al Gore, the man they staked their lives, fortunes and sacred honor on back in 2000, is beginning to look like a bit of a flake, and not at all the kind of person you want in charge of defending the nation. The level of aggravation and frustration gets a bit higher.

Now, tack on to that the fact that John Kerry was selected in the primaries solely for his perceived ability to defeat the incumbent in the election, and without any regards for policies, positions, or anything else. Now they're more or less stuck with him unless they do something really dramatic. And there really isn't much there.

So all you really have left now for many Democrats is a ravenous hostility towards Bush. And frankly, the entire Democratic campaign strategy right now consists of cutting Bush off at the knees. Every time they try to push Kerry forward, he falls on his face.

Iraq is an issue with them because it's a way to get at Bush. Gas prices are issues because they are ways to get at Bush. If Bush isn't a target, it isn't an issue.