Interesting article from Townhall.com:

President Bush on Saturday challenged lawmakers skeptical of his new Iraq plan to propose their own strategy for stopping the violence in Baghdad.

“To oppose everything while proposing nothing is irresponsible,” Bush said.

It seems to me President Bush is quite serious this time about making things happen in Iraq. And one of the signs he’s taking things seriously is that within the last few days, he’s challenged members of Congress to come up with their own plan for Iraq, if they don’t like his.

The reality is that Democrats have never come up with a plan of their own for Iraq, instead offering only negativity and obstruction, even since before John Kerry’s 2004 defeat! Democratic leadership has even flip-flopped when it came to the troop surge in Iraq, only arguing against additional troops after Bush’s plan was leaked to the press days before his speech. If that doesn’t open your eyes to what kind of leadership the American people have in Congress, maybe a minimum wage increase that takes more money from Americans’ pockets will.