The election only "emboldened" them

Fascinating logic from the depths of the wingnutosphere.

Lieberman makes a valiant attempt, but his words won’t convince the anti-war Left to back down. When netroots-powered Ned Lamont beat Lieberman last year in the Connecticut primary they tasted political blood. The Democrats’ Congressional victory only emboldened them to continue down their anti-war path. The only way to silence them is for the surge to actually be effective. For Iraq’s sake I hope it works.

Emboldened by an election, the anti-war left is now, oh, about two-thirds of the country. Keep trying guys. As for the surge, well...

I'll be watching to see the reaction from the pro-war right -- who thought Lieberman's op ed the other day extolling the current plan was just as "valiant" as his op ed in 2005 extolling the last plan -- when they realize that the administration is now going to "talk" to Syria and Iran.