Sound the trumpets! President Bush has finally admitted he made a mistake with Iraq. Of course, it's not with his decision to go to war, only in his post-war handling of Iraq, but still, it's like the earth moved. Meanwhile, here's the current death total:

According to the Pentagon, 969 U.S. troops have died in Iraq since the invasion, 828 of them since April 30, 2003. An additional 6,690 service members have been wounded, most of them during the occupation.

Almost 1,000 dead and we're letting the Republicans dominate the discourse in this country with whether Kerry was in Cambodia on Christmas or on Tet? Something is wrong with this picture.

TalkLeft is close to declaring itself a Swift Boat Vet-free zone. It's become a stupid distraction that's been beaten to death and is playing right into the hands of the Bushocrats. Time to end it. I'll be really glad to get to New York on Saturday where the anti-Bushites will be out in full force and take center stage. TalkLeft will spend the week focusing on how Bush's policies have hurt this country and why another four years will be a disaster.