Minority/Majority

By David Sirota

This article appeared in the December 26, 2005 edition of The Nation.

December 8, 2005

Permanent Minority. Organizations that purport to speak for Democrats, like the Democratic Leadership Council, are still employing people like Marshall Wittmann, a former GOP staffer and top official for the Christian Coalition. On December 2 Wittmann was quoted by the Washington Post saying that those who support an exit strategy from Iraq are "offering surrender"--a pure regurgitation of a dishonest right-wing talking point.

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Toward the Majority. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi courageously joined Representative John Murtha in demanding withdrawal from Iraq.

About David Sirota

David Sirota is a bestselling author and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist. His newest book is The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington (Crown). more...
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