Where Does He Come Up With This Stuff?

Here's Andrew Sullivan, accurately (to my mind) predicting that W will not regain his popularity with the American people or his footing in the Oval Office:

Both Gallup and CBS now have Bush at all-time lows in approval numbers; and the ratings for the GOP appear to be way below the water-line for November. Things can change. But I have a feeling that Bush has now become Carterized. It is very hard to see how he can regain his footing at this late stage. After six years or so, the public knows who you are; and they have come to a judgment. With the economy now booming, who can imagine where his polling might be headed if his reckless fiscal policies bring disaster sooner rather than later?

Okay, pretty reasonable conclusions so far. Bush's numbers are in the shitter, and everything's only going to get worse from here on in as gas prices keep climbing. But check out this insane follow-up sentence:

Ironically, his main hope might be Iraq. It's possible that things will improve - and any halfway decent outcome will seem like good news given the recent past.

Has Sully been sleeping for the past few years? It's possible that things will improve? Oh, sure, yeah, we've turned the goddamn corner, they're gonna break out the welcoming fruit baskets and folk dances any minute now. What part of the the term civil war does he not understand? Things are really really horrible in Iraq, and the only way they will improve for Americans any time soon is if we get them all the fuck out of Dodge.

How will things get better for Iraqis? Um...well...you see...one thing I...Okay, fine, they won't.