“Setting a date would mean that the 221 soldiers I’ve lost this year, that their lives will have been lost in vain,” – Maj. Gen. William Webster, in charge of much of Baghdad.
TIMES DELETE: Every now and again, I check in on how the Times columnists are doing in their padded Internet cells. Yesterday, none of them made the top 25 emailed stories. I hope the padding is thick. Way ahead of the columnists: “Pumpkin Pots de Crème With Amaretti-Ginger Crunch.”
The Dish 