Michael Moore Issues Iraq Withdrawal Fatwa

Well, it only took three weeks for the first unhappy liberal to recognize that he might have been conned by the Democrats' bait and switch campaign scheme. It probably would have happened sooner, but the really dedicated pols have been too busy celebrating to notice all the pre-election promises being taken back like unwanted gifts the day after Christmas.

Surprisingly first in line at the returns desk was schlockumentarist Michael Moore who practically issued a fatwa at his website on November 29 demanding the new majority party bring American troops home from Iraq immediately or suffer the consequences:

The responsibility to end this war now falls upon the Democrats. Congress controls the purse strings and the Constitution says only Congress can declare war. Mr. Reid and Ms. Pelosi now hold the power to put an end to this madness. Failure to do so will bring the wrath of the voters. We aren't kidding around, Democrats, and if you don't believe us, just go ahead and continue this war another month. We will fight you harder than we did the Republicans.

Noel Sheppard

Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal, the True Believers always fail to remember that the only game being played in Washington is the one about power.

At the same time, Shepphard's suspicions of shameless self-promotion from The Original Blubber-Butt are well-founded. The Democrats' reversal could be a boon to fat-boy. If they had held true to their word and yanked the troops home, what would Moore have to do? As Bill Bennett once pointed out, if not for the Iraq war, he would have to go back to making industrial training films.