I read this over on Andrew Sullivan's weblog. A reader sent it in and it's so perfect that I decided to quote it here…
Bush said today that we should expect an escalation of violence in Iraq because the enemy know that September is a key date for political opinion. So, let me get this straight: if there is less violence, it obviously means the surge is working, and if there is more violence it means the enemy is desperate to get us out and the surge is working. And the two people who get to decide if the surge is working are the architect of the surge (Petraeus) and the man who gave the surge the go-ahead (Bush). What are the odds we'll hear in September that the surge is not working?
And while you're in that neighborhood, read what Sullivan has to say about a recent campaign appearance by Barack Obama.