laying it on the line

read today"
Republicans have let the Bush Administration make one mind-boggling mistake after another in Iraq with hardly a word of protest.

As investigations and indictments mount, they pretend they can't see the corruption. As the bullying tactics of the extreme right wing dictate the Republican agenda, they pretend they can't see the danger.

And, as a White House hamstrung by a dizzying array of failed policies, botched decisions, and corrupt practices reels out of control, they pretend they can't see their own responsibility to act.

If they're not willing to lead, they need to get out of the way. We've got to get them out of the way so that we can roll up our sleeves and move America forward again. That's what the most critical legislative and electoral contests of the next twelve months are going to be all about. We're going to get "do nothing to offend the President" Republicans out of the way, so that we can move America in the right direction again." Wow.