Whys Behind the Surge....er Escalation...er Whatever

Josh at TPM (referencing Yglesias) has a good summary of why Bush feels compelled to escalate (I did NOT want to use the phrase 'compelled to surge'):

To put it simply, the presidential is neither psychologically nor politically capable of leaving Iraq. The 2006 election made it clear the current course can't be sustained politically. Even his own party won't back it. That leaves escalation as the only alternative. All that's left is a rationale for doing so. And that's what the president is now working on.

I think this is pretty much correct. The boy just never learned the old lesson- when you're a freakin' hole, STOP DIGGING!