Daddy or Reagan in Beirut.  When and if they really get busted for it on the national stage, the Office of Lessons Learned will talk about "lessons learned".  Daddy might even say he made a mistake.  What does it matter to them anyway?  They are not wed to telling the truth.  They know Americans are ridiculously ignorant and forgetful.  They make their reality every day and this foray into rationalization is just the begining.

Don't forget that Daddy came out hard against leaks about CIA agents - not even the slightest ripple in the polls.  They are still the superior public relations machine.  They are adaptable and they are excellent at making the best out of a bad situation.  Democrats are still clear losers in the game of publicity.  The only hope we really have is that Americans are just sick and tired of being sick and tired regardless of the GOP's spin and the Dems' failure to really go for it.  The other thing is that if we win this Fall and continue to underperform in this arena, we will have a very difficult '08.