Going it Alone

The Jordanians and Saudi's, friends and supporters in the Middle East, have both decided that they can't come to the States for ceremonial dinners with President Bush. They are backing away, increasing the Administration's isolation. It's getting harder to tell who's with us and who's against us! Don't we need these guys?

Speaking of isolation, you should all read Robert Novak's article in the Post, A President all Alone. Go it alone has taken on a new, somber meaning indeed. Republicans are avoiding him, and impeachment talk is spreading slowly but surely. Even on the Iraq resolution, congressional Republicans have given up the fight and are going to let the legislation pass, leaving it up to the President to once again go it alone by vetoing the measure.

Mr. McCain, Mr. Straight Shooter, where have you gone? You were on TV this morning as well as earlier this week arguing that folks just don't know how much progress we are really making in Iraq. You told us that we really ought to be getting current information. There are strip malls, and places in Baghdad that look like American suburbia, why even General Petraeus'

"goes out there almost every day in in an unarmed Humvee."

Yo.. just in from General Petraeus staff, the general,

"never goes out in anything less than an up-armored Humvee."

Oops you just covered up your statement with a little more straight talk..

"I'm not saying that they could go without protection. The president goes around America with protection. So, certainly I didn't say that. The fact is that the neighborhoods are safer and every indicator of that, the number of bodies found, the number of deaths, the fact is we're making progress. It's still dangerous, it's still a long way to go, but the fact is that things have improved and much of that you do not get to the American people and that's just a fact."