Note AP's interesting use of the term "some" in this paragraph about Bush's new escalation plan for Iraq:
Democrats in Congress -- along with some Republicans -- were unimpressed and frustrated. Beyond promising to go on record in opposition to the president's approach, the Democratic leadership is considering whether, and how, to cut off funding for additional troops.In fact, Democrats and Republicans, both, were unimpressed and frustrated - not "some" Republicans, but rather, REPUBLICANS with no qualifier. There was a meeting of Republicans with the president at the White House - Friday was it? - and only one Republican said he was on board, ONE. All the rest had misgivings. That's not "some" Republicans, that's most Republicans, or even better, just Republicans (since not all Democrats oppose the policy - aka Lieberman).
Yet again the media prefer to make this a partisan battle, rather than simply reporting the truth, namely, that it's now Bush against the world. Having said that, the more the media portrays this as Democrats vs. Bush, the better it is for us. Democrats will be seen by the American public as the only ones with the courage to stand up against the idiot. And that can only benefit us come the next elections.
Still, it'd be nice if AP would simply stick with the truth. If only "some" Republicans have misgiving about Bush's "surge" escalation, then I look forward to AP naming the overwhelming majority of Republicans who apparently proudly and publicly support the president's "new" policy. In the Senate, I can only think of three: McCain; Graham; and McConnell.
