Democrats reduced North Korea to political soundbites overnight.

Democrats reduced North Korea to political soundbites overnight.

Sen. Bob Menendez was not formerly known as an expert on nuclear proliferation or the politics of Northeast Asia. But there was the New Jersey Democrat on Monday delivering the view that Kim Jong-Il's latest demonstration of aggressive intent "illustrates just how much the Bush Administration's incompetence has endangered our nation." Not to be outdone, Majority Leader-in-waiting Harry Reid insisted the Administration appoint a "senior official to conduct a full review of [its] failed North Korea policy." Mr. Reid performed the rare feat of making Nancy Pelosi sound statesmanlike. Ms. Pelosi at least acknowledged that countries such as China might have played a negative role here. - The Water's Edge It appears Democrats think that if they can only take over congress, they can backpedal on some of the outrageous assertions they've been making, and govern as if nothing happened.