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.
Toward the Majority.
House minority leader Nancy Pelosi courageously joined Representative John Murtha in demanding withdrawal from Iraq.
David SirotaDavid Sirota is a journalist, nationally syndicated weekly newspaper columnist, and radio host. His weekly column is based at The Denver Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Portland Oregonian, and The Seattle Times and now appears in newspapers with a combined daily circulation of more than 1.6 million readers. He has contributed to The New York Times Magazine and The Nation and hosts an award-winning daily talk show on Denver's Clear Channel affiliate, KKZN-AM760. He is a senior editor at In These Times magazine and a Huffington Post contributor and appears periodically on CNN, The Colbert Report, PBS, and NPR. He received a degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He lives in Denver with his wife, Emily, son Isaac, and his dog, Monty.