hell’s handmaiden

I never got to it earlier so…

Fighting them over there so we don’t have to butcher civilians here

Rep. John Murtha, an influential Pennsylvania lawmaker and outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, said today Marines had “killed innocent civilians in cold blood” after allegedly responding to a roadside bomb ambush that killed a Marine during a patrol in Haditha, Iraq, Nov. 19.

Navy Times - Murtha: Marines may have killed Haditha civilians in cold blood

Ever wonder why folks think those little critters are so cute?

All is well in Iraq

Right wing apologists will argue that only 19 people were killed and 19 is a pitiful percentage of Iraq’s millions, but imagine if these types of attacks were local. Would anyone argue that “things are just fine” if bombs were killing people in Boston?

Closing the Borders

Sharp as Hard Cheese

This is a great political mind? This is The Great Architect of the Bush Presidency? Seems a bit senile to me, but he’s too young for that. Has his mind snapped? (Has Margolis’ snapped too?)

‘People like this president,’ Rove said. ‘They’re just sour right now on the war.’Rove said that Bush’s likeability ratings are far higher than his approval ratings.

American Chronicle: Rove Blames Iraq War for Low Bush Numbers

“Likeability ratings” vs. “Approval Ratings”? Is he mad? Maybe its just the stress of his impending trial?

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

No one… no one denies reality with the consistency and vigor as Mark Noonan. It is truly an amazing thing to watch.

That is the gist of a new Newsweek poll which, among other things, alleges that 71% of Americans believe that things are going wrong in the country - an absurd number only possible if you poll San Francisco and New York City exclusively.He’s the Most Unpopular President, Ever!!!

Cheney secretly told, “Writing bad. George no like.”

In a new court filing, the prosecutor in the CIA leak case revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney made handwritten references to CIA officer Valerie Plame — albeit not by name — before her identity was publicly exposed.

CIA leak court filing focuses on Cheney — Page 1 — TimesUnion.com