If ever there was a mystery that remains unsolved, and that hasn't been adequately questioned in the mainstream press, it's the story of where the anthrax came from. Your piece neglects to mention that most researchers trace the anthrax back to the U.S. Army, as well as Ames, Iowa, and maybe even Kansas City. Clearly, it came from within, not from Iraq.

We'd be bombing Iran right now if not for Gates. He may be a loyalist, but he's not a toady.

Still, Gonzogate presents a dramatic challenge for Congress. The Dems face a president so stubborn they couldn't even beat him in 2000, when he lost both the popular vote and Florida, but became president anyway.

If the Dems hope to beat him now, they'll have to work much harder and smarter. Whatever that might mean. Hearings may not be the answer. And Gonzogate may not be the vehicle. Perhaps they should cut their losses and find something worse that Bush has done. Torture, wire tapping, etc. They may not get much more mileage from humiliating a Hispanic man.

What's needed are conservative articles of impeachment. We've heard so many conservatives assert Bush isn't one. Convert their complaints to impeachment counts and introduce them in the House.

Fact is, Bush let tons of conventional weapons from Saddam's arsenal fall into terrorist hands. Early on, there were stories about how U.S. forces discovered explosives, then were redeployed before the explosives had been secured. Shiites and/or Sunnis took the ordnance and made roadside bombs.

The neocons didn't take those reports seriously, despite video evidence played on network TV. They like this other story better why? Who cares? Impeach Bush for failing to secure Saddam's weapons, the reason we invaded Iraq.

Our public schools are full of caring people. My coworker visits his cousin in jail. My niece is helping fix Greensburg. The current occupant is a mere abberation. Thank God.

That's how they get paid. Of course, the Politico exists not as a money-making endeavor so much as a propaganda vehicle. Traditionally, there hasn't been that much difference between profit and propaganda, though. Many journalists start their careers at small newspapers where the publisher exerts evident, if not obvious, pressure on the newsroom to produce stories that keep his friends happy and that ensure he sits with the kewl kids at the weekly Rotary lunch, where he drums up ad dollars. They learn bad habits and bad news judgements in those newsrooms, and they never shake them. Then, at bigger papers they learn how to lift and rewrite wire stories and competitors' stories after they've been scooped by either or both. When you've been scooped, reaction time is the ONLY thing that matters: accuracy is the least of your worries, and the goal of any original reporting is only to find the tiniest thread on which to hang the story. So if the original scoop was full of falsehoods, the followups will be little better, and before the age of blogs and the Internet, few of us knew better.

Because that is when the bill comes due for Bush's evil transactions. A dollar collapse, hyperinflation and oil crisis (perhaps accompanied by an inevitable terrorism splash) with the Democrats in charge will ignite a fascist backlash, fueled by the hate speech of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Mitch McConnell. 2012 will be the year of the fascist in America, and let us pray that the GOP cannot find anyone evil enough to trigger the storm of national hatred into an explosion of genocide.

the very photos that Bush has prevented America from seeing. He'll put those photos everywhere as soon as Congress votes against his war, and he'll blame the Democrats for the war dead.

Still, this capitulation is stomach-churning. Congress should have kept passing the bill he vetoed, let him be the do-nothing guy all summer.

Here' what I wrote my congressman tonight:

I am ashamed to have a president who is willing to threaten the safety of American troops to use them as a bargaining chip against Congress. He placed the troops in harm’s way, then warned that the harm would deepen if he didn’t win this political battle with Congress over the supplemental war appropriation.

Keith Olberman said tonight that Congress is behaving like Neville Chamberlain – capitulating to a bully without getting anything in return. Indeed, this very day, the White House was rattling sabres against Iran, emboldened to make more war with new enemies as Democrats capitulate on Iraq war funding.

Congressman, help end this current war. Do not vote for more money for President Bush’s bloody adventure in Iraq until the president maps out a de-escalation and withdrawal. President Bush declared Mission Accomplished years ago. Let’s take him at his word.