It just goes to show that some people will never “get it”. The Progressive Press has whipped up a cauldron of molten ire against George W. Bush’s statement that the war in Iraq was “worth it”. My God, how could he say such a thing? The Progressive Press remarks; “Doesn’t he know that almost 4,000 Americans and untold Iraqi’s have died in a quagmire? Doesn’t he realize that the cost of this war is in the trillions? Doesn’t he realize that we are no closer to victory than we were five long years ago?”

Ekyprogressive linked to this video in the comments on his diary on Daily Kos yesterday, but I think it deserves an article of its own. It's a clip from the film Iraq for Sale, and you can find out more about it at iraqforsale.org.

    Uncle Bud and his nephew stepped quickly through the door in the back of the janitorial closet at the Capitol Grille. Bud swung the door closed, and Carter took a moment for his eyes to adjust to the low light. He could hear some muffled noise from the restaurant and some rumbling in the distance that was most likely a Metro train.

    “How are we going to back to the bar?” asked Carter. “It’s got to be three miles at least.”

    “Over here,” said Bud, nodding to his left.

    “Segways? I’ve never ridden a Segway. I don’t know how.”

    “Relax, kid, I’ve had a friend of mine modify these.”
    “You pimped a Segway?”

    “Four Segways, as a matter of fact.”

It is now well understood that the economy of the future will be profoundly affected by the coming changes brought on by alteration of the Earth’s climate.

"Who Are These Guys?"
by
JD Hill

Earlier this week I had lunch with an old friend/
former colleague who only recently returned to the
US after having lived and worked abroad for the
better part of the last twenty-five years.

According to Jack many American expatriates are no

I happened to catch the followup to Daniel Zwerdings previous reports about the treatment of Combat Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afganistan and Foghting the Demons, better known as PTSD!

With all we now know about what Combat can do to many of those who serve We Haven't Learned A Damn Thing.

© copyright 2007 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.org

Crossposted from Town Called Dobson & My Left Wing


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After more than a week’s worth of deliberation, the jury finally returns a guilty verdict on four out of five charges in the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby perjury case. A few days later, Vice President Dick Cheney disappears into a hospital, suffering from a mysterious ailment.