Daily Briefing: House Select Committee On 'Told You So'
* The 126 House Democrats that voted against the Iraq war in 2002 enjoy feeling prescient, will soon enjoy chairing powerful committees. [ WP ]
*Robert Gates'sconfirmation hearings begin tomorrow, learn all you never needed to know about him today. [ WP , LAT ]
* The "other" Iraq Study Group, working for Gen.Peter Pace, recommends more troops in Iraq. So, there's that. [ WSJ ]
* National Security AdviserStephen Hadleytells Russert that "significant changes" are afoot for Iraq, still hasn't a clue what they're likely to be. [ WP , NYT ]
*Barack Obama'smassive popularity and promise is pissing off other potential Presidential candidates... [ NYT ]
* ...like second-generation White House grasperEvan Bayh, whose exploratory committee has begun exploring. [ WP ]
*President Bushcan't stop thinking about those Alaskan oil fields. [ NYT ]
* CIA unable to sway Venezuelan Presidential elections asHugo Chavezwins easily. [ LAT ]
*Steven Spielberg,Andrew Lloyd Webber,Dolly Parton, andSmokey Robinsonamong those "knighted" at the Kennedy Center Honors last night. [ NYT ]