Ok, let’s review the bidding. The president gives one really good speech, tells the world that we’re not getting out of Iraq because of car bombers and assassins, and what’s the result?

The Dems are in full retreat. Kerry’s rebuttal? Listen to Rush now. He’s got it precisely right. Kerry has the pedal to the metal in reverse. No, no, no. We weren’t talking about withdrawing from Iraq. We were demanding a schedule for success. Right.

The president has finally engaged. We can quibble about what he said, but he’s finally put the Dems on the defensive. Of course they were talking about quitting and running. Of course none of them were asking how we could win. Of course they were all saying it’s unwinnable, a war based on lies, another Vietnam. Now they have been called on it, and they’re toppling like a house of cards in a high wind. Messrs. Bush and Cheney have found the right tone. They need to keep singing long, loud and continuously.