Lugar is out

Richard Lugar, like John Warner, is a voice that sane Republicans rightly respect. These two guys are old school pragmatists on military and foreign policy issues. When they talk, smart people listen. Warner has already given voice to his hesitance to stay the course, now it is Lugar calling for a new strategy (bear in mind neither has yet called for a pullout however). When the Pro-war coalition loses their support, well, the cause probably no longer worth pursuing.

Unfortunately, this development will in no way influence the Commander Guy. God has told him to liberate Iraq, so we are going to keep whacking away until Congress grows some balls or the clock runs out on his Presidency.