[Badeye]

Nice political move, and you have to admit the response from the troops to his visit was fantastic.

And it irks the hell out of General Pelosi and company.

[wideawake]

the moderate security gains seen in the surge, while limited to only certain sections of the country

They can't help themselves.

Another editorial masquerading as reportage.

[EagleUSA]

With Democratic leaders returning to Washington today to begin a new assault on his Iraq strategy....
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Useless b@stards. They have NOTHING for America, nor are they interested in the future of America. Not at all.

[RightWhale]

• Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said war opponents might also try to attach conditions to an upcoming war spending bill that ultimately would force the administration to scale back forces.

  That would be a fresh idea completely unlike the last dozen times it was tried.

[vaudine]

Goodo for Iraq and a spit in the eye to Dems! Meanwhile, Mexican trucks start coming across the border uninspected, with drivers who probably do not speak English, have no ins. and are carrying only God knows what.

Calling Pres. Bush! Calling Congresscritters! Hello--Hellllooooo! Geeze, no answer.

vaudine

[jim macomber]

"...he touted progress in al-Anbar province as a sign that his military surge is working..."

"his"...not ours.

[JRios1968]

''Voters want the Congress to be very aggressive in confronting the Bush administration, and that is what the Democrats intend on doing," said Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., a senior party leader and confidant of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

No, Congressman Markey...the voters want to see some actual work on behalf of the people, rather than the ceaseless "investigate, subpoena, and interfere" cycle of the Reid-Pelosi 18% Congress.

THAT is what the voters want.

[Izzy Dunne]

Durbin: "We have to figure out a way to keep the troops safe, but also start bringing them home."

Just like it says in the Constitution, we in Congress are the Commanders-in-Chief.

Right there, in Article... uh.... Section.... uh...

Oh, I can't find it right now, but it's there!

[Billthedrill]

And his hint that he might approve a limited withdrawal, while giving no specifics, preempted Democrats hoping to make the same pitch.

They'll still make the same pitch, that isn't the issue. The issue is that they won't be able to pound their chests and claim that they forced their will on the President. That's a problem because aside from appearance they don't really have much else going.

I predict more investigations.

[NavyCanDo]

“When we begin to draw down troops from Iraq, it will be from a position of strength and success, not from a position of fear and failure,”

Chisel that quote in granite.

[ichabod1]

The Chron headline today was “Bush visits troops, hints at cutbacks.” How long did they have to think about it to come up with a headline that makes it sound like he’s cutting support for the troops, rather than drawing down the force?

[G8 Diplomat]

Nice move by President Bush. Sneaking in before the Rats can make their move and say Petraeus’ report is a WH con job or something.

Since Bush has seen and announced the progress before the Dems did anything, they’re gonna have a hell of a time getting out of this one.