Four years after the dog, pony and codpiece show with the “Mission Accomplished” banner proudly displayed above the Chimpter in Chiefs head, he’ll veto the bill that would fund our troops in Iraq with little fan fare. Timing is everthing.

WASHINGTON, April 30 — Democratic leaders in Congress are planning a special ceremony on Tuesday afternoon to send President Bush a bill that sets timetables for troop withdrawal from Iraq. The timing is no accident. It comes on the fourth anniversary of the day Mr. Bush stood on an aircraft carrier under the banner “Mission Accomplished” and declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended.