Fred Kaplan provides a good rundown of Bush’s speech in Cleveland. If nothing else, the speech lays out why Bush isn’t going change course without prodding from Congress. He’s never been accountable in his life for anything and this won’t change now that he’s President. Congress needs to set a firm timetable and articulate that this isn’t a precipitous withdrawal, but a managed, principle-driven redeployment. Those are the challenges, and it’s finally good to see a Republican senator back a redeployment bill. (via Atrios)