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McCain to Bush: Iraq a 'question of will'
The Swamp — ... McCain's letter to the president was revealed today in the Washington Times, with a front-page splash presenting the missive of the man who now stands to claim the Republican Party's presidential nomination in September as "the climax of a 3 1/2-year effort to persuade the president to send more troops to Iraq." ...

McCain, Bush and the Surge
Swampland — ... President Bush adopted. It was, to say the least, a politically risky decision. At the time, Iraq was a dead weight on all the GOP candidates. The war's unpopularity alone seemed capable of ensuring a Democratic victory in 2008. Eighteen months later, McCain's prospects are still inextricably linked to Iraq and the surge. And if there's a single issue his campaign wants to promote as proof of McCain's judgment and his fitness to be commander-in-chief, it's his advocacy of the surge. Here, in the Washington Times, is an extensive chronicle of McCain and the surge, complete with ...

Harry Reid: “I can’t stand John McCain”
Hot Air » Top Picks — Harry Reid: “I can’t stand John McCain” posted at 2:00 pm on August 21, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly The Hopenchange era of post-partisan collegiality begins .“He has a close personal relationship with John McCain. I don’t fully understand why he does,” said Reid, who said Lieberman called Tuesday from the Republic of Georgia to alert him to the move.“I told him last night, ‘You know, Joe, I can’t stand John McCain.’ He said, ‘I know you feel that way,’ ” Reid said… Talking about Democratic vice presidential candidates, Reid momentarily had trouble keeping them straight… “I have a good relationship with Joe Biden. I ...

It’s All Coming Down to a Few Key States…
Pajamas Media — ...and both sides have illusions about flipping some electoral votes to red or blue. [image]“We like to think our political choices are rational responses to issues of today. The numbers suggest otherwise.” — Michael Barone , August 2008 It is indeed wishful thinking on both sides, and superfluous fodder for the media, to believe more than seven states will ultimately decide the 2008 election. I’ve explored all lower 48 extensively, most of them recently. Last month , I gave Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin — all close in 2004 — to Obama. In prior columns, I predicted Ohio and Indiana would go to McCain, as have other ...