By what strange magic did these words become a "spoof" by being repeated back to the speaker?
If they were a spoof or stunt when repeated, there were a spoof or stunt when first uttered.
I watched the proceedings this evening and Mr. Murtha read his resolution which contained a whole lot of whereases and talked about a horizon. The Party spin is to imply that he just wants to "cut and run". Retreat and surrender. That obfuscates the truth of the matter.