Where is the Democrats' "praise" for W's speech?

[underpants]

Am I missing something here? This headline makes NO sense. I will post the Dem responses IN the very article.


Bush's Candor on Iraq Draws Praise
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1420385&page=1

-first paragraph-

WASHINGTON Dec 19, 2005 — Democrats and Republicans are applauding President Bush for acknowledging mistakes in Iraq and taking responsibility, but critics say he still has not given Americans a realistic plan that will lead to the withdrawal of U.S. forces.


"While I appreciate the president's increased candor, too much of the substance remains the same and the American people have still not heard what benchmarks we must meet along the way to know that progress is being made" and when the troops "can begin to come home," said Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

His House counterpart, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said: "Tonight the president acknowledged more of the mistakes he has made in Iraq, but he still does not get it. Iraq did not present an imminent threat to the security of the United States before he began his war of choice."

"It's wrong for him to silence his critics by calling them defeatists," said Kennedy. "Every American including those that thought this war should never have been fought understands that we have no choice for own security but to win in Iraq."

"The president said we must not pull out of Iraq `before our work is done,'" said Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis. "He needs to understand that our brave servicemen and women won a resounding victory in the initial military operation, and their task is now largely over."

[ProSense]

1. The MSM is predictable. The rest of the headline should be

Despite What the Democrats Say (if the media is going to be complicit, it needs to go all the way---show its true colors as it shills for Bush).