I've also noticed the talking point is out... going to use Katrina spending to argue against Iraq / Tax Cuts / (at least complain) about Health Care / etc. I heard the same idea expressed by several 'talking heads' this morning.
When Iraq has come up on shows today, its just been sniping from the left about "the horrible uptick in the 'insurgency'", and "the bad headlines that would be coming out of Iraq if NO wasn't on the front pages"
NO ONCE, did ANYONE feel the need to explain that the most recent 'uptick' is a direct result of MAJOR arse-kicking operation with thousdands of Iraqi troops combined with our forces on the Syrian boarder.
Nope, no need to mention that the Z-man even released a message 'threatening chemical attacks' if we didn't leave his stronghold alone. No word of the 400+ terrorists killed and 300+ captured, not to mention the bomb factories and huge weapon caches we found.
The recent 'uptick' is what the Zarqawi himself called "the final battle"... hes getting hit HARD... but no... only the "uptick in the insurgency" is worth mention......