1.0 link 63354 <![CDATA[The Surge Numbers Speak But Who is Listening?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-alterman/the-surge-numbers-speak-b_b_63354.html As Congress heads toward a funding showdown over the fate of Bush's troop escalation in Iraq, there are some pundits and politicians out there who remain, believe it or not, bullish on the future of America's involvement in Iraq.

During last night's Republican debate, TalkingPointsMemo points out that John McCain was even trying to out-hawk Mitt Romney. Romney stated that "the surge was 'apparently working,' to which McCain replied, 'The surge is working, sir. No, not "apparently." It's working.'" And...

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