What to make of this? Poor old hapless George Tenet taking a swing at the guy who gave him the Medal of Freedom and landing a haymaker on all those who continue to insist that there were no ties between Al Qaeda and Iraq.

Tenet reveals that there was an abundance of evidence connnecting the two--and that was only what we knew about. Given the paucity of agents in the field, one would have to wonder about how much we were missing.

It does appear that he political handwriting is on the wall for this war, or more correctly this chapter in the war on terror. It's just heartbreaking to see that 100 brave Americans gave their lives in April, betrayed by the likes of Harry Reid giving aid and comfort to our enemies.

With the Democrats now fully invested in defeat, it has become their political imperative to impede any potential for progress. The one thing that could derail the Dems' hopes for '08 would be victory in Iraq.

So now, in adition to worrying about Sunni insurgents, Al Qaeda and Iran, our troops have to contend with a Congress that will be doing its level best to prevent their success.

They'll give us all sorts of specious reasons for their intransigence, but the bottom line is that defeat for America is good for the Dems.