Keep Our Eye On the Ball

[While our media keeps us distracted by Senator Foley, John Warner's assessment of Iraq situation gets little attention.]

Warner’s Iraq Remarks Surprise White House

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, New York Times

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 — The White House, caught off guard by a leading Republican senator who said the situation in Iraq was “drifting sideways,” responded cautiously on Friday, with a spokeswoman for President Bush stopping short of saying outright that Mr. Bush disagreed with the assessment.