Damn that George W.!

Michael McBride introduces me to this quote from the original George W. (Washington): Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

In thinking about that statement and the current frenzy to find a way to embrace defeat in Iraq, I feel more contempt for our politicians and press than ever. What a bunch of pukes!

Pelosi returned from her opinion-confirming trip to Iraq and announced that her opinion had been confirmed and that she saw nothing worth losing the lives of American young people. Of course, she thinks of Irag not as a war to be won, but as a problem to be solved, and impliedly, the people of Iraq as nobody we should care about. Ooh, that's an ugly thought, but I can't change the conclusion. She must have won every election she ever ran or she'd have given up and we'd never have heard of her.