Shays’ spectacular surge.

By Faiz Shakir on Sep 5, 2007 at 3:45 pm

Asked to assess the chances that escalation would succeed, Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT) said last week, “[I]f you ask me now, I think it is one out of four.” But yesterday on the PBS Newshour, Shays underwent a major conversion. “The surge is working,” he said. “It’s a huge success!“

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