Sen. Harry Reid: ‘We’re going to win the Iraq war! YEEEHAWW!’

No, I was just dreaming. Harry Reid has never talked about winning the Iraq war. (That’s his whole problem, isn’t it?)

But who could have imagined that Congressman Jack Murtha would say “the surge is working” and The New Republic’s editors would admit they’re really big liars all in the same week?

Maybe Michael Moore will announce he’s doing a documentary proving that democracy is better than fascism.

OK, OK, there I go again.

Frank Warner

Comments

[jj mollo]

I don't think it's fair to characterize TNR's explanation as an admission that they are "big liars". I think they were simply trapped in a Rashomon type situation and were too immature to recognize it and cut their losses. This TNR article you cite is actually a masterpiece, an exemplar extraordinaire of pointless self-justification on the level of Crime and Punishment.

[Frank Warner]

"Admission" is probably the wrong word. A little sarcasm there.