Just maybe. Capt Ed notes that when the MSM and leftist blogs hammered McCain for saying that Baghdad was safer because of the surge. They brought up the point that McCain was touring Baghdad with flak vest and full security entourage in tow as proof that McCain was full of crap. Of course they ignored that the same security is provided all visiting dignataries of the US regardless of the security level – it’s called SOP. Nevertheless Ed notes that there are signs of progress as a direct result of the surge.

“John McCain took a lot heat this week for asserting that the security situation has improved since the beginning of the surge. Michael Ware at CNN especially ridiculed his comments, and scenes of McCain touring Baghdad with a heavy security detail brough more derision. However, Terry McCarthy at ABC News reports that McCain may have been correct after all:

CHARLIE GIBSON: Our man in Baghdad, Terry McCarthy, noticed that the troop surge is having a large and positive effect.

TERRY MCCARTHY: It’s been about seven weeks since the US troop surge into Baghdad began, and so far about half of the 30,000 troops have arrived. …

The locals told us that things are getting better. Children’s playgrounds are filling up, shopping streets are busier, and people have time to drink a cup of tea, or eat an ice cream.

The operative word is “Safer” and it is safer in Baghdad than it has ever been before. Of course the anti-surge forces will react with the usual attempt at playing down any progress because that would mean that Bush was right, which would be another case of Pepto for them.

AJ Strata is calling for a Blog Swarm to tell congress to fund our troops, in light of Feingold and Reid’s attempt at extorting the President over the life of our troops.

Consider Mac in the Swarm!

UPDATE: The ABC News report mentioned above.