Harry Reid says “We’ve lost!”, but alas he’s a donkey braying alone in the wilderness:

“Several leading Democrats said this week that they did not agree with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s recent statement that “the war is lost” in Iraq, even while they support his broader message.

But they did agree that Reid’s wording was clumsy and potentially damaging. Even the Nevada Democrat himself appeared to be backing away from his remark.

Jim Manley, Reid’s spokesman, said earlier that the “war is lost” comment was not in Reid’s prepared text for the news conference last Thursday. But from now on, Manley said, the senator will “couch it more”: The mission in Iraq is not working and must be changed.

Democrats have long tried to shed their image of being soft on national defense. Recent polls suggest they are making strides, showing that more voters trust congressional Democrats than they do the president to handle the situation in Iraq.

But statements such as Reid’s — while delighting those who have turned against the war — provided Republicans an opportunity to shift focus from the merits of President Bush’s Iraq war strategy to the level of support from Democrats for the troops.

“I understand what he was trying to say,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), although she acknowledged that Reid’s comments had caused a political problem for Democrats. “I think it was more a problem of tone rather than of substance.”

It has been almost a week since the majority leader uttered the unscripted remark, but it continues to serve as fodder for the debate over the war in Iraq, inciting sharp criticism from Republicans — including a pointed jab Tuesday by Vice President Cheney — and a tortuous defense by Democrats.”

Hee Haw…….

As I’ve said Harry along with Pelosi are turning out to be better ads for NOT voting democrat in 2008 than any one could have ever thought. Again, they can’t help themselves because these people cannot stand properity and you watch, throughout the summer and on to 2008 they will continue to show why the Jackass is their party symbol.

Reid’s trying to backpeddle on his comment, but it’s already being fashioned for campaign ads to come.