Allah’s surprised. I, on the other hand…ok, I’m somewhat surprised, too.

Saying the coming weeks will be “one of the last opportunities” to alter the course of the war, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said he is now willing to compromise with Republicans to find ways to limit troop deployments in Iraq.

Reid acknowledged that his previous firm demand for a spring withdrawal deadline had become an obstacle for a small but growing number of Republicans who have said they want to end the war but have been unwilling to set a timeline.

“I don’t think we have to think that our way is the only way,” Reid said of specific dates during an interview in his office here. “I’m not saying, ‘Republicans, do what we want to do.’ Just give me something that you think you would like to do, that accomplishes some or all of what I want to do.”

It’s constantly tauted in the media how Republican Senator John Warner believes the US should reduce our troops levels. However, the media has a tendency to completely leave out the Democratic-switch-overs. Like Representative Brian Baird (D-Wash), who is now taking crap from anti-war Dems for suggesting we give our troops more time. Then there’s Democrats Rep. Tim Mahoney, Senator Casey, Senator Levin, Senator Durbin, and Clinton all admitting that progress is being made in Iraq. But, by all means, let’s concentrate on Warner.