Petraeus Magic A No Show

Republican pundants have been saying for weeks that Petraeus would turn the tide in public opinion about Iraq. As has been the case for a couple of years straight now, Republican pundants were dead wrong. A CBS News poll shows almost no movement at all with regards to public opinion on Iraq from the bogusly-named Petraeus Report. The country appears to be finally waking up to the reality of Bush's insanity.

In fact, the percentage of Americans who believe we should either maintain or increase our current troops levels in Iraq was higher before Petraeus (30%) than it is after Petraeus (27%). The percentage of Americans who want a troop reduction or complete withdrawal increased after the Petraeus week (from 65% to 68%), and only a small minority of Americans actually believe Gen. Petraeus' claims that "the surge has made things in Iraq better." I think we need to call these people what they are: the brainless Bushies.