One just has to be comforted by the fact that George W. Bush is a student of history. Yessiree, Bob. Here's a man who knows history and takes lessons from it. The President made a little trip to Vietnam the other day. (Who plans this man's schedule? Do they think Bush needed to actually visit Vietnam just so we didn't miss the obvious comparison to Iraq?) "Asked what lessons the war in Vietnam offered for the war in Iraq," reported the Trib, "Bush's response suggested a need for patience and determination—a nod toward the U.S. decision to abandon Vietnam after a protracted and unsuccessful war there."

Here's an exact quote that might one day be etched in marble at the George W. Bush Presidential Liberry: "We'll succeed unless we quit."

Feel better? I know I do.