NRO: The President is Surging Ahead:

Forget the leaks and the speculation, President George W. Bush is not looking for a way out of the surge and the Iraq war. In a session with about ten conservative journalists Friday afternoon, a confident and determined president made it clear that he is going to see the surge through, and will rely on General David Petraeus’s advice on how to proceed come September, regardless of the political climate in Washington.

Meanwhile, Dan Riehl looks at Congressional Republicans who are waffling and asks why can’t Republicans learn from experience?

UPDATE: How to become a “Key Republican Senator.”