Yesterday, President Bush and Tony Blair admitted they made mistakes on Iraq. Bush said his "bring 'em on'' taunt to Iraqi insurgents was a big mistake. However, they carefully avoided setting a timetable for removing troops from Iraq.

"Meeting at a time when a new Iraqi unity government offers the promise of a way out of an unpopular war that has damaged their standings at home, Bush and Blair were remarkably reflective on some of the grievous mistakes that critics say has intensified anti-American sentiment in the Middle East."

He also cited the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal as ''the biggest mistake that's happened so far, at least from our country's involvement in Iraq ..."

Blair said he believed it was possible to meet new Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's goal of having Iraqi security forces in control of all of Iraq by the end of 2007.
''Listen, I want our troops out -- don't get me wrong,'' said Bush. ''But I also understand that it is vital that we do the job, that we complete the mission.''

They constantly have deadlines for when things are going to get done, but they never do. How do they know that this government is going to be more successful than the last one? It's all just a put on so that the American people think things are being done. If you constantly hear in the news that something is going to be done by June 1, when that day rolls around and they stop talking about it, you just assume something was accomplished. However, nothing ever gets accomplished. Although the government will probably fail and the troops will be stuck in Iraq for a long period of time, Bush has finally admitted some mistakes. At least this is a step in the right direction.

On top of all of this, Hayden was confirmed.