Richter, Levey and rumors

This morning on the front page, the LAT published a story by Paul Richter and Noam Levey that is little more than rumors. Citing anonymous sources, Richter and Levey claim the Bush administration is trying to cut a deal with Congress on Iraq that would minimize the ongoing partisan clashes in the future and still allow some degree of stability in Iraq. If true, and if it works, that would be a good thing. And, it would be surprising if the administration were not trying to work with some members of Congress to get something done. But at this point it's only gossip, not news.