The delusional netroots believe that the Democrats won their congressional majorities last November because Americans were disgusted about the situation in Iraq. The real reasons for Republican losses were "Mark Foley," and "Macaca," in the U.S House and Senate, respectively. And Democratic leaders know it. Hence their reluctance to push any more timelines and benchmarks on President Bush. They were playing on perilous ground, and they knew it. The American people NEVER granted the Democrats a mandate to usurp the powers of the commander in chief, or to second guess Gen. David Petraeus.