White House reports little Iraqi progress on benchmarks

Ya see the thing is, ya always have to wait for the second shoe to drop and it usually does on a Friday.

In sharp contrast to the sunny tone that President Bush struck in his address to the nation Thursday night, the White House reported Friday that Iraq's leaders had made little headway over the past two months toward meeting 18 key benchmarks for progress aimed at ending high levels of sectarian violence.

Bush said Thursday that emerging success in Iraq had made it possible for him to start to withdraw troops, beginning with 5,700 who will leave Iraq by December. The president acknowledged that Shiite Muslim Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's government had failed to achieve national reconciliation, but he said progress in local politics would lead to improvements at the national level.

How stupid can Bush be to lie to US on Thursday and then report he lied on Friday?

Is Homer Simpson eligible to run for president? Just asking.

Via McClatchy.