Bush's Veto The Democratic strategy: Chain them to the hull of the titanic. Everyone knows the war is a disaster. Reid and Pelosi are forcing congressional Republicans to either cross the president or to go on record again and again as supporters of the biggest disaster of our lifetime. When Democrats talk about Iraq, they're preaching to the choir of public opinion. When Republicans do, they accentuate their folly--and talking about anything else seems like re-arranging the deck chairs. What a difference a congressional majority makes!