Isn't the Bush administration's evolving explanation for the State of the Union Niger connection further undercuttiing our erstwhile ally, Tony Blair? As Tony fights for his political life against an opposition (actually, his own party) and a press that are less docile than we seem to have here, the Bush administration is blithely saying that the British intel wasn't "accurate." The Bushies abandon friends and allies so quickly and abruptly, one wonders who they have left to talk to.

Now, comes the debate on what the meaning of "it" is.

This seems like a joke, but it isn't, as Josh Marshall explains.