5-14-08

WSJ: In the last year we were told first that the surge was a military failure, and later that it was a military success but that Iraq’s political class had not lived up to its end of the bargain. In fact, just as surge supporters said, the Iraqis have become more confident and effective the more they have become convinced that the U.S. was not going to cut and run.

Uncle Jimbo at BlackFive: Maliki Roars…if a homegrown strongman could rise out of the hell that was Iraq for the past few years, then good on him.

ABC notes ObamaGaffe gingerly: Still it’s not asking too much to expect the man many say will soon be the Democratic nominee to cite the right facts to back up his thesis.

BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome) Sufferer: Go away you horrible human being! Now I actually loathe her. She makes me yell at the TV like she’s George Bush, and no one other than George Bush makes me yell at the TV – until now. I actually can’t stand her or her husband any more. I defended her. I defended her husband. And now I’m actually wondering if the Republicans weren’t right about them.

Noel Sheppard: The AGW debate for Dummies!

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