This has been the strategy to date for proponents of strikes
against Syria: overwhelming force. Attack Democrats with
tactical John Kerry strikes. Hold bilateral negotiations with
his Republican enemies. Consider a forceful propaganda push
focused on the American public, as former adviser David Axelrod
suggested again this morning. To assure passage of a resolution
supporting action in Syria — to win the war on Capitol Hill
— Obama needs to gain ground, to push forward, given the
strength of the opposition to his efforts. So far, movement has
largely been in the opposite direction, even as the president
and his political allies ramp up their assault plans for both
Damascus and D.C.  "[A]fter much thought, deliberation and
prayer," said Rep. Michael Grimm of New York on Thursday, "I am
no longer convinced that a U.S. strike on Syria will yield a
benefit to the United States that will not be greatly outweighed
by the extreme cost of war." As far as we can determine, this is
the first time a non-leadership membe