++
WaPo: "House GOP is splintering as many members embrace more moderate course than their leaders."
++ Similar article in
NYT: "Newly in the minority, GOP shows signs of division on Iraq and domestic policies."
++ A CNN poll shows
two-thirds of Americans oppose more troops in Iraq.
++ Bush thinks
70% of the American people are "irresponsible" and challenged them,
"If you don't like my Iraq plan, tell me yours". Oh sweet Jeebus. ThinkProgress reminds Bush,
we have a plan, called Strategic Redeployment. Huh.
++ Bush says
he's sending more troops to Iraq no matter what Congress does. Love that bipartisan cooperation there buddy.
++
Hillary Clinton calls situation in Iraq "heartbreaking", but she's not calling for any kind of troop withdrawl or anything. Grrr.
++
Democrats may push to shutter Gitmo, Abu Graib and secret war prisons by cutting funding.
++ Fareed Zakaria says
Even if we "win" with Bush's escalation plan, we'll still lose.
++ A WaPo op-ed on how
Iraq has become another Vietnam.
++
The War Within Sen McCain - "vocal supporter of Bush is increasingly critical, isolated".
++
West is going in Democrats' direction. Woot!
++ Finally, I'm going to be going to an
antiwar march Saturday, January 27 with
my church. I haven't been to an antiwar march in quite awhile, and I'm kind of excited.