Reformation of an anti-Iraq War Democrat

Lanny Davis recently penned Confessions of an anti-Iraq War Democrat for The Washington Times.

Davis is a former special counsel to President Clinton and is a long-time Clintonista. Lanny recently worked on Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the Presidency.

Lanny Davis represents the “center left” in America. The Democratic Party has abandoned the center left, in favor of complete pandering to the furthest left reaches of it’s constituency.

To my mind, this is a very positive sign. This is yet another move by the centrist Democrats away from the anti-freedom clique of people like John Kerry and Barack Obama. This is a move back to the Democratic Party of leaders like John F. Kennedy.

Do you remember what JFK said in his inaugural address? He said “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

Do you remember what John Kerry said? He said he wanted to reduce terrorism to a “nuisance.” Do you see the stark contrast between those two approaches? One is the strategy of a victor, the other is a strategy of a victim.

The United States may have been a victim of terrorism — but we are not victims. We are victors — for as long as we are willing to pay the price of freedom.