The good news--Bush out of turning points--2006 is the last chance.

[European Socialist]

Even the Kool-aid drinkers will give up on winning in Iraq in the next few months. By fall, Chimp will let our troops get kicked out by the Iraqi government.

[MercutioATC]

1. Optimistic, aren't you?

Considering the state of Dem "leadership", there is no end to the ways in which we can screw this up.

The smart money is on our leadership being weak. That's their default position.......UNLESS we manage to identify a couple of true leaders. Hell, I'll settle for an ACLU attorney who's read Machiavelli and Sun Tsu. We NEED some leaders. We're not going to get them unless we start thinking differently.

[cliss]

2. You know....I was on my way to work, when I

heard Bush making a speech right after he had made a "surprise" visit to Baghdad. He was talking very quickly, making TONS of promises about what they were going to do in Iraq.

Bush went down a list,
we'll fix electricity
we'll help a free and Democratic Iraq
we'll help train Iraqis
we'll get rid of corruption
we'll help them with their constitution
we'll help Mr. Al Maliki
we'll try to get out of there

Bush's promises went on for another 10 minutes. I thought to myself......THIS sounds strangely familiar.....where have I heard these promises before?

And then I knew!!! It was right after hurricane Katrina. There was Bush.....making promises again....