Let's do the timeline on the president and Pakistan

First we had the press conference (Sept. 15) where when asked about Bin Laden, Bush said, "Pakistan is a sovereign nation. In order for us to send thousands of troops into a sovereign nation, we've got to be invited by the government of Pakistan."

Bush was roundly mocked for that, not only for the irony that the US would never send troops into a sovereign nation, but also because it highlighted his seeming unwillingness to go after Bin Laden.

Next, five days later, (Sept. 20) on CNN, when asked by Blitzer whether he would send troops into Pakistan to go after Bin Laden, Bush, flopped his flip, responding "absolutely."

Now, we have the "sudden" revelation from Musharraf that Richard Armitage threatened, "Be prepared to be bombed. Be prepared to go back to the Stone Age." Why now Pervez? (Musharraf meets with Bush tomorrow.)

I smell internal polling in this rapid turnabout. The White House must've gotten back some polling showing weakness on Bin Laden so it suddenly shifted the narrative to ultra aggressive.

Heads up Democrats, the Republicans see this as a weak point. It is the achilles heel of their "national security" campaign. Attack. Attack.