Tired of Congressional Leadership

As you may have noticed in a few of my recent posts, I am getting tired of the leadership in Congress. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, I feel, are ordinary people in positions that require extraordinary talent...or at least above normal. And they are at it again.

A few days ago, President Obama announced his plans to remove all combat troops from Iraq by August 31, 2010. However, he plans to 50,000 troops on the ground for various training and security duties (which has caused a stir over what exactly the president means by "combat troops"). Reid and Pelosi, however, do not agree with the president's plan of action, and are letting him know. They feel that 50,000 residual troops is simply too high a number, and would like to see only 1/4 to 1/3 of that.

Here's what I think: In November 2006, the Democrats won control of Congress for the first time in 12 years, largely on the issue of Iraq. They pledged to end the war that most Americans feel was a mistake, and what did they do once they were in power? Absolutely nothing. They could have attempted to cut off funding for the war, but they chose not to. And now that President Obama is doing what they could not, they have the gall to publicly question the policy? Wouldn't you think they would be less vocal about criticizing a president from their own party who is trying to end an irresponsible war responsibly? I guess not.

Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi should simply stop talking, because I'm getting tired of rolling my eyes in annoyance.