Video: Bush says of Iraq’s progress, “I’m not satisfied either”
Allahpundit
The boss live-blogged it. In a nutshell, we’re staying the course — flexibly — but our patience is not unlimited. I included the full exchange between Bush and David Gregory, which you’ll assuredly be seeing again tonight on Countdown with Keith Olbermann if you’re one of the six people who watches that show.
Gen. Casey says he expects a full takeover by Iraqi forces within 18 months but the military’s preparing for a long-term advisory role, at least. With “ethnic cleansing” going on and Maliki seemingly in no rush to stop it, it’s not clear how much influence they’ll have. ...
The difference between D's and R's
Michelle Malkin
A few weeks ago, while blogging on the road (always a somewhat risky thing to do), I glibly mentioned the possibility of sitting at home for the midterms over heated disagreement with the Bush administration on immigration. Many grass-roots conservatives have grievances with how the White House has botched a number of issues, from Harriet Miers to spending to Iraq.
But we should not sit out the election. And grievances with the White House are no reason to give Nancy Pelosi the gavel. My column today dovetails with the President's comments at his press conference this morning about the fundamental difference between D's and R's. Video highlights here. Let me repeat what he said: ...
... For all the White House's faults, however, there is no doubt in my mind that Republicans as a group are better informed, better equipped and better able to lead this country in a time of war than the Democrats. The donkey party is led by thumb-sucking demagogues in prominent positions who equate Bush with Hitler and Jim Crow, call him a liar in front of high school students and the world, fantasize about impeachment and fetishize the human rights of terrorists who want to kill me.
Put simply: There are no grown-ups in the Democrat Party. ...
