He's got one foot on the dock and one on the boat as it pulls away and it seems pretty obvious where he is going to land.

He just doesn't quite get the fact that when you try to create an alternative reality, such as with the security situation in Iraq, you can't even mention the reality you are trying to get away from.

More from the TPM:

He continues to maintain that the president\ufffds surge policy has improved safety in Baghdad. \ufffdI can understand why [the Army] would provide me with that security, but I can tell you that if it had been two months ago and I\ufffdd asked to do it, they would have said, \ufffdUnder no circumstances whatsoever.\ufffd I view that as a sign of progress,\ufffd says McCain.

Way too little, John, way too late for that bit of progress to be effective propaganda.