Lem:

The majority of Americans want comprehensive immigration reform. The fact that a lot of pundits and bloggers on the right did not want it is beside the point. The hardliners got their fence and lost the House. They should have gone with a compromise when they had the numbers.

Now this socalled survey group may be nothing more than cover for the Democrats so that they can get involved with the war without calling for an immediate withdrawal. Which most people don’t want anyway.

I don’t know if Bush is in retreat or not, but the American people obviously want to see the situation in Iraq improve and they expect the President to do something about it. I still believe in democracy in the Middle East, but there has to be more security there or the people themselves will give up on it.

I read an article in WaPo and it does not sound all that dramatic. In the last paragraph It does mention an interesting exchange between Kristol and Gates, the man who Bush has nominated for SecDef.