[chilepepper]

Iraq is (IMHO) quickly changing from a negative for Bush to a positive. Abu Ghraib, the legacy of Clinton's affirmative action for incompetent female generals, has almost been forgotten. Allawi is running Iraq (as much as it can be run at this stage) much better than expected, at least what I expected.

As the python squeezes the life out of the insurgents, Iraq will look better and better to the American electorate, and I think a huge number of people who in April were fed up with Bush over Iraq are going to reconsider by November, particularly given how seedy JF'nKerry is starting to look...

[longtermmemmory]

Sadir just said he will fight to death. IOW he said "please kill me now".

I would not count the Swiftvets out either.