Republican Senators are rallying around George Bush and his failed Iraq policy -- again

Almost all you need to know about the Republican Iraq strategy is summed up in the first line of this article posted tonight on The Politico titled "Senate GOP resurgent on Iraq":

The Republican establishment is rallying to the defense of President Bush and his controversial war strategy, with some GOP members of Congress cherry-picking intelligence about a resurgent Al Qaeda to buy at least two more months for Bush's Iraq strategy.

Rallying around Bush and cherry-picking intelligence are what got us into this mess in the first place. They never learn.