Daily Briefing: Secrets Out
*President Bushsays victory in Iraq is "achievable" with more troops, will likely be sending them as soon as he can get rid of some whiny-ass Generals. [ WP , NYT , LAT ]
* Those Generals,John AbizaidandGeorge Casey, (no pushovers) run the old "rope-a-dope" onRobert Gates. [ WP , NYT ]
* No mere shirt and tie can coverVirgil Goode'sMuslim-hating red neck. [ WP ]
* Democrats' plan to raise minimum wage gets endorsement, caveats fromPresident Bush. [ WP ]
*Arnold Schwarzeneggerto give all of California health insurance for Christmas. What does he want? To terminate bad movie-pun headlines about him. [ WSJ ]
* EvenMitt Romneydoesn't know how he feels about the gays. [ WP ]
* First big wave of declassified documents to hit January 1st, impact on the conspiracy theory community still unknown. [ NYT ]
* Yes,Sandy Bergeris that "ham-handed and comical." [ WP , NYT ]