and the beat goes on

from A Civil War, but Not Ours:

With each passing day this week, the death toll has mounted - more Iraqi deaths, more American deaths.

The only people, inside Iraq or out, who are seriously suggesting that circumstances are improving - or that they might improve anytime soon - are members of the administration and their dwindling circle of apologists.

Do the president and his aides really believe what they are saying?

If so, they are fools.