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MIDDAY ROUNDUP
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room — ... . But McCain can benefit from the deal since he'll be able to claim that the surge made the withdrawal possible, writes Megan McArdle . Obama seems to be leaning toward picking Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), who isn't self-aggrandizing and can complement the young senator's strengths, writes Time's ...

The blog post title of the day award goes to….
Unqualified Offerings — Unqualified Offerings Looking Sideways at Your World Since October 2001 I just hope there aren’t any Sarlaccs out there | Main | August 21, 2008 The blog post title of the day award goes to…. By Thoreau “No, really, I’ll pull out” by Megan McArdle. Posted by Thoreau @ 9:26 pm , Filed under: Main I just hope there aren’t any Sarlaccs out there | Main | Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Pages About Comments Policy E-Mail Policy 1. OG Ginger ...

Timetables
Winds of Change.NET — ... for the removal of our combat troops from Iraq..." The difference, of course, is between a timetable that we unilaterally impose regardless of the desires of the Iraqis and the conditions on the ground, and a timetable that is arrived at as a consequence of agreement between our government and the Iraqi one. It seems to me such an obvious thing, and yet no one else seems to be raising it. Kevin Drum has a good cautionary comment, and links to another good one from Megan McArdle. From the Las Vegas Sun, here's a ...