feel, Mr. Greenwald? Excellent post, as always.

But slow and incremental progress of this sort is the only kind that is viable, and ultimately, the only kind that really matters.

Well said.

Anybody notice that even in this "disorienting" article, the writers still needed the standard journalistic peg of "...critics say..." in order to squeeze this out. I wonder - did the McClatchy writers need this dodge?

Mr. Greenwald, but really, we shouldn't judge this until Gen. Petraeus gives his report in September.

Lather, rinse, repeat. Lather, rinse, repeat. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Mr Greenwald, but really I don't think we should judge these things until Gen. Petraeus delivers his report in September.

Mr Greenwald, but really I don't think we should judge these things until Gen. Petraeus delivers his report in September.

Mr Powell (at 9:09 AM), but really I don't think we should judge these things until Gen. Petraeus delivers his report in September.

Mr Greenwald, but really I don't think we should judge these things until Gen. Petraeus delivers his report in September.

Mr. Allen, why are you so interested and enthusiastic about the communications strategy of the administration? How does this affect your work in informing your readers/viewers?

And as always - you raise some interesting points, Mr. Greenwald, but really I don't think we should judge these things until Gen. Petraeus delivers his report in September.

Mr. Greenwald, but really I don't think we should judge these things until Gen. Petraeus delivers his report in September.

(Sorry for the late posting. And, Mr. Greenwald, I just saw a response of yours from a week ago -- it's easy to lose track of these comment threads -- and I just want to say I appreciate your response. We are almost halfway through August, and I haven't seen any reason to stop posting this comment. I need another beer.)

Mr. Greenwald, but really I don't think we should judge these things until the White House *cough*, I mean, Gen. Petraeus delivers his report in September.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/016628.php

Many of you probably already know this, but the crew at Open Left (http://www.openleft.com/frontPage.do) are tracking the so-called Bush Dogs (http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=C1ED68AC1350150D31623298229B3CC3?diaryId=917) and their tendency to sniff President Bubble Boy's crotch.

Uh-oh! Was that too foul-mouthed?

Mr Greenwald, but really I don't think we should judge these things until Gen. Petraeus delivers his report in September.

Mr. Greenwald, but really I don't think we should judge these things until Gen. Petraeus delivers his report in September.

but one of them is the knee-jerk statement about the "liberal PC police." Um. Kirchick's entire point is based on the comments of a professional nag. One might even say that Donohue is the "Catholic PC police." But his response is OK, while the supposed liberal weenie reponse is not?

Mr. Greenwald, but really I don't think we should judge these things until Gen. Petraeus delivers his report in September.

Mr. Greenwald, but really, we shouldn't judge these things until Gen. Petraeus gives his report in September.