'Spend as much time at home'
If Jim's Webb's
troop-rotation plan is the Democrats' idea of 'pragmaticism,' then the hell with it. ... It's silly and dangerous micromanagement that doesn't come close to the larger issues Congress needs to start addressing right now. Such as ... never mind. Just read
George Packer's piece. ... For crying out loud. Less than 24 hours after expressing hope that Robert Gates and Congress can and should work together (see post immediately below), this garbage bill pops up. ...