Rep. John Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat, said 18 months ago that he was "in this for the long haul" for the Iraq war, but he has been opposing it ever since.

Now, after he gave another speech yesterday condemning the war, the White House press secretary issued a statement calling it "baffling" because "nowhere does he explain how retreating from Iraq makes America safer."

Writes National Journal's Hotline: "Wow."

Meanwhile, Kathryn Jean Lopez reminds everyone that Murtha supported anti-war Howard Dean for Democratic chairman.

So where is all this going?

Has anyone noticed that, in Iraq, U.S. troops aren't fighting Saddam's henchmen anymore, as much as they're fighting Bin Laden's?

This week alone, U.S. fighting forces killed at least 80 al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists - Mohammed Atta wannabes - and captured 150 more.

Wow.