There’s a Strong Consensus Building
That’s the quote from Scott McClellan, the White House press secretary, the full statement enlightening us further that "There is a strong consensus building in Washington in favor of President Bush's strategy for victory in Iraq."
Uh huh. Okay, Scott. A strategy?
He went on to say, “As the Iraqi security forces gain strength and experience, we can lessen our troop presence in the country without losing our capability to effectively defeat the terrorists. Today, Sen. Biden described a plan remarkably similar (my italics) to the Administration's plan to fight and win the war on terror (yeah, my italics again). We welcome Sen. Biden's voice in the debate (?). We are pleased he shares our view that the way to a democratic and peaceful Iraq is through aggressively training Iraqi police and soldiers, rebuilding the country's infrastructure and forging political compromises between Iraqi factions."
So, the Democratic Senator who came out with a statement to somehow goose a confused and impoten…