Keep in mind that these sources are only "anonymous" to you. "Politico" is a Washington news source founded by former Washington Post journalists, and known for having its ear to the ground out there.

Another story on the same subject here, with non-anonymous Democrats talking. The Democrats bet on riding Iraq into power in 2008, and it didn't work, which is why you're seeing the major shift into the economy as the main issue. They're hoping people are stupid enough to forget their positions of earlier this year, and especially how they tried to kill the surge before it even began, and called Petraeus a liar when he reported initial success.

Please don't pull the Southern belle "vapors" crap again. It's starting to make me nauseous. I'm not the one who plopped "Nazi" into the header.