President Bush's theme tonight in his speech---the more success we have, the faster troops will come hom. I liked this too: ""Some say the gains we are making in Iraq come too late. They are mistaken. It is never too late to deal a blow to al-Qaida. It is never too late to advance freedom. And it is never too late to support our troops in a fight they can win...Whatever political party you belong to, whatever your position on Iraq, we should be able to agree that America has a vital interest in preventing chaos and providing hope in the Middle East," the president said.
Good stuff. Republicans need to be aware, however---with the president's poll numbers having been down this long, with (unfortunately) public opinion having hardened on the president and Iraq (regrettably helped along by the negative spin put on everything to do with Iraq by some Democrats and those in the media), President Bush would be doing very well if his approval ratings by January 2009 got up to, say, 45%.
