Dumb headline alert.

Let's review:

• The Republicans just got summarily trounced out of both houses and lost a bunch of governorships and state houses -- largely because of Iraq.
• An historically unpopular Republican President is still in charge of the war and will be for 2 more years.
  
• 68% of Americans don't approve of his handling of the war.
• 60% oppose the surge.
  
• And 51% supports the nonbinding resolution criticizing Bush.

I don't think Putz knows what "in a pickle" means.

UPDATE

Look, you can make an honest argument that the Democrats have to do something about Iraq. But that has nothing to do with them appeasing some "anti-war left," (whoever they are) it's simply a question of accountability now that they're in power. But no matter what happens, voters just aren't going to hold Democrats ultimately responsible for Iraq -- this is Bush's and the GOP's war. And because of that, trying to imply that Democrats are somehow trapped or in an untenable position is just wishful partisan thinking on behalf of Putz.