Well it is, isn't it? A correspondant to the Queen of Mass asks him how come he is such a shill for the 1600 Crew, "such an apologist" for the "wannbe-dictator". A fair question, asked and not answered...directly. Instead in a subsequent post Sully wastes bandwidth congratulating three more Chickenhawks, Instahack, Hitchens and of course Tom Friedman, on their support for the war, and their 'brave' stands in the silencing of dissent.

Hats off to Glenn for helping bring critical mass to the obvious truth that the reports coming out of Iraq are too one-sided, too patently political, and far too gloomy.
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That's not to say we shouldn't hear the bad news. It's just that it needs perspective. Tom Friedman has been splendid, I think, in getting exactly the right mix of optimism and concern.
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Finally some perspective on those almost daily troop deaths which every media outlet plasters on the front-page. Things are slowly improving!

Let's see what "obvious truth" President Completely Incoherent trotted out today:

"Obviously, I think they're going badly for the soldiers who lost their lives, and I weep for that person and their family. But no, I think we're making good progress, he said.