Bush’s Feeble Effect

Bush tries to sing that great heroin-addict’s anthem, “Freem’s jist ‘nother word fer nothin’ left ta lose,” but instead of joining in on the chorus, Europe moans, “Iraq war has undercut trust in western values.”



http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/stevebell/0,,2096569,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2096361,00.html

Libby's in the Can

Jane Hamsher on G. Gordon Libby, er, Scooter's lack of remorse at his sentencing today for perjury and obstruction of justice. "Libby doesn't believe he's done anything wrong. The modern Republican party is built on the construct that all government is bad, and once in power they set about bringing into fruition this self-fulfilling prophecy with ruthless efficiency. "

http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/06/05/notes-from-the-libby-sentencing/

Bloody Kansas 1859 vs. Exploding Baghdad 2007

NY Times opinion-editorialists called to order over levity in the face of criminal mischief.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-smiley/not-a-joke_b_50792.html

Radically Uninformed on Iraq

Six Senators read the full National Intelligence Estimate (to which Senate staff were refused access) before voting on Bush’s war in 2002. These did not include Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Kerry, Reid or Kennedy among Dimmycrat leaders nor Thompson, McCain, Brownback or McConnell among Rethugs.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-boyce/the-iraq-war-vote-was-69_b_50742.html