Something I Wish I'd Said

"Bush has agreed in all but name with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on a timetable for US troop withdrawal from that country. As usual Bush's staff made up an implausible euphemism for the timetable, calling it a "time horizon" for "aspirational goals?" Language like that is a sure sign that Bush is too embarrassed to call it like it is." -Juan Cole

I saw quotes from three different Bush administration officials who all used the word "horizon" in some context within the first article I read about this yesterday; apparently, they really want this one to stick.