Iraq is getting nothing but better. the turnover of power
should go well, and if it does, jauques is out of issues.
you get the sense that he knows it, too. have you noticed?
he's running on health care as much or more than anything
else.
anyway, that would knock the stuffing out of a clarke VP pick.
reality goes only so far. the media has done a good job setting the "reality" of iraq as a quagmire, failed reasons for entering the war, etc. right now, its still a negative issue for Bush.