The New York Times:
G.O.P. Support for Iraq Policy Erodes Further
Support among Republicans for President Bush’s Iraq policy eroded further on Thursday as another senior lawmaker, Senator Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, broke with the White House just as Congressional Democrats prepared to renew their challenge to the war.
“We cannot continue asking our troops […]

Prior to the ‘04 election, I predicted two paths President Bush might take if he won reelection:

No longer having to face another election to office, he would abandon the base that put him in office and finally pursue a “compassionate conservative,” or, as I was hoping, a moderate path; or
He’d get far worse because he […]

From The Wall Street Journal:
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and some allies in the Bush administration are seeking to build bipartisan political support for a long-term U.S. presence in Iraq by moving toward withdrawing significant numbers of troops from Iraq by the end of President Bush’s term.
The complicating factor is how long the administration will […]

Excellent New Yorker journalist George Packer writes an insightful post about his visit to the new Creation Museum in Kentucky:
The simulation serves a primitive ideology known as “young-earth creationism,” which promote the idea that the earth is just over six thousand years old and that the fossil record appeared after the Flood, around 4300 B.C. […]

free will: The President makes remarks at a rededication ceremony of the Islamic Center of Washington; makes a statement on health care; attends a White House tee ball game.
free will: bush’s schedule for the day
friend: tee ball rocks
friend: i played tee ball for a day
free will: isn’t there a war or two going on?
free will: […]