The way I see things there is one thing that holds us together here on DU. That is that 99.9 percent of us on this board are against the Iraq war. That is why conservative Democrats like Murtha get praise and we overlook his conservative leanings in other areas. That is also the reason many of us hate Joementum.The reason most (inclding myself) are anti DLC is because they are pro empire and pro war. Is Murtha more liberal than Joementum? Probably not, but he's anti-Iraq war. I would even venture to say that the issue of choice doesn't hold us together as much as our opposition to the war. Am I right?