Merry X-Mas

Allow me to be the first quasi-conservative blogger to wish Barack Obama a Merry Christmas.

Good tithings will be needed whenever it is finally revealed that Mr. Obama cannot be all things to all constituencies forever.

Same has come to Washington

Obama's position on the Iraq war has migrated all the way from immediate withdrawal, to arbitrary timetable, to essentially adopting the current Bush Policy of listening to the commanders on the ground.

Even if the flop is to the correct position on an issue, it's still a flip-flop.