…but last week was a bit disappointing when looking at the 2008 field. No one came close to John McCain when it came to making the case for the surge. While I know he’s the sacrificial surge lamb there, I guess Bill Bennett and Seth Leibsohn got my leadership hopes up — I would have liked to have seen some real clear messaging from Republicans running for president. They can do it in September, I suppose, but with war fatigue set in, the earlier the better.