"Simply staying the course in Iraq is not working. We need to take a new direction. We believe these recommendations comprise an effective alternative to the current open-ended commitment which is not producing the progress in Iraq we would all like to see. Thank you for your careful consideration of these suggestions."

That's Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic leadership laying out in July what appears to be the Bush Republican position in October.

(ed.note: Special note of thanks to TPM Reader PH.)