A Democratic Civil War?

Pundits have spent endless hours discussing the ways that the Iraq war has been hurting Republicans politically. But as this piece in the Washington Post today suggests, Democrats may have their own political headaches.

There's a split in the presidential field over how aggressively to challenge the president. Notably, Clinton and Obama favor less confrontation than do the other candidates, no doubt casting a weather eye toward the general election. It will be interesting to see how much this debate strains the unity Democrats are striving for in the run up to the '08 election.

And it's worth pointing out that there's a decent chance that, if both Obama and clinton continue on the less extreme course, John Edwards could wind up as the Democratic nominee.