Such is the state of the Democratic Party that even the guy known for having been against the war before being against the war was cool is somehow too hawkish to be trusted. The irony here is that the accusation she’s tossing at him — that he’ll back off his withdrawal plans once he’s in office — is precisely what conservatives expect from the great navigator herself. You’re the one with no ambitions grander than your own survival, Hillary. That’s why we trust you. Sort of.

Which isn’t to say that Captain Hope isn’t above a little convenient Change in this vein when it suits his purposes. Ahem.