A time table is a time table. Since Mr. Bush declared that it would be surrender to announce a time table of withdrawal to our enemies, I guess he is finally surrendering. It means nothing of course, except that that pressure from Barack Obama is forcing the change in policy, just as it forced high level meetings with leaders of Iran. So Bush is now a surrender monkey.

Mr. Obama will shorten the time table. Mr. McCain will keep us there 100 years.