My hope fades

The forces of pusillanimity and stupidity are clearly winning.

We are going to give up in Iraq, that much is clear.

Whatever the merits of the President's plan, the Democrats (and some Republicans) WILL NOT ALLOW IT to succeed. Too many politicians have staked their future electability on W's failure.

Now, I think I'll go look into changing my nationality. America is fucked - and I don't want to be here when the Muslims take over.