is the frothing outrage that Iran is "meddling" in the affairs of Iraq, their neighbor. This sort of misses the point that if US troops weren't there, they wouldn't be getting shot by weapons we supplied or blown up by old artillery shells we didn't secure (or in some cases sold to Iraq in the 70's and 80's). I know we've recently tuned up the VP's heart and the President's colon but I think the more desparate need to transplant a sense of irony into republican mouthpieces. A little shame transplant wouldn't hurt either.

Tell me Mr. Wingnut, What would be our response if Japan occupied Mexico and then told us to butt-out when we tried to influence how the conflict went? Oh, and I forgot, Tokyo then also demanded we shut down all our nuclear reactors "or else".

Iraq? pshaw! Health care? Fuggedaboutit! Security of ports and borders? Never you mind! It's all about Hillary! It's all about Clintons! It's all about BJ's in the Whitehouse again! That's all Americans care about.

At least Americans who watch Fox.

I hope, if she does end up the candidate, that she can just absorb all the anti-Clinton hatred that their national strategy will apparently be based on. Not that she shouldn't respond to the baser allegations (see "swift boat") but should mostly ignore the purely personal attacks while staying aggressive at highlighting the massive, continuous, and egregious failings of the republican party and this shameful administration in particular.

I'm career air force but have told my teenage sons the only uniformed services they are allowed to join are coast guard, public health service, or NOAA...at least until somebody besides a neocon is in the whitehouse at which point I'd be honored to swear them in.

But for Romney, or anyother chickenhawk candidate, to make a statement like this in response to that question shows he is completely bereft of shame or irony.

15 years ago it was be state of the art. Now it's slow. And clumsy. And unable to refresh.

And certainly unable to process new information or run 2007 software.

Pity Tiberius, taking up space and slightly toxic, but no longer especially useful to anyone.

Obviously these soldiers are too busy trying to stay alive to have gotten the message that we are winning and glorious victory on the Malabar front is within reach (if only the traitorous democrats would stop saying its not).

It all seems to be clear to the president but when I try to connect the dots from 9/11 to Col. Garrett's world I just have to shake my head in wonder and disbelief.

If he gets thrown in jail when post 2008 election investigations turn up the dirt, I believe you cannot personally profit from book or movie deals relating to a crime you were convicted for.

On the other hand, if he whips out his "How I might have done it" book in the next year, it becomes the donation incentive freebie for every right wing organization in the nation, making him millions...before he gets thrown in jail.

He can't jsuccessfully plan a war or a reconstruction worth crap but planning ahead for the enrichment of himself and his closest friends has never been a problem for him.

Only a little more than half the folks show up in this oh so important straw poll than did last time around. Of those that do, hundreds lied to their benefactors to get a seat at the table (and possibly because it meant more comfortable buses and tents than the one they were in favor of).

The republicans have no un-flawed candidates, declared or undeclared in this round. Their usual base is unenthused. It doesn't matter who ends up candidate; there will be surprising support but, still, if the democrats are willing to use the knife early and often, they can be dispatched.

Are the democrats willing to bring out the knife? I hope so. I hate dirty politics but the future of our nation is at stake.

Hmmmmm.

Could work. How about a Rove-Gonzalez in 2008 ticket?

I'll start chilling the champagne now.

We thought if we helped elect him president Texas would be better off. Talk about blowback....

Put your xenophobia back in your pocket. The title is a Saturday Night Live reference as in "Quien es mas macho? Ricardo Montalban y Jack Palance?"

Now of course it's from over 20 years ago so it does date the author a bit.

And myself who got it right away.

I'm sure they are already on their third draft. I mean, why wait until september to write it when you already know what the answer is.

You guys couldn't establish a Permanent Republican Majority (trademark) in this country even when we invited you in and begged you to give us your hot conservative love. How the f**k is the international caliphate supposed to take over this country against our will? Although we are tacking dangerously in that direction, even the hard core Christianists haven't taken over with own form of Sharia. AND MOST OF THE US IS CHRISTIAN!! Don't cite nazi germany, or post czarist communism, or any other of the the scary monsters you keep trotting out in defense of this absurd notion. They are, with any thinking analysis, "NA". It ain't going to happen. Or at least not until after the rapture in which case, who among your tribe of nailbiting xenophobes really cares?!

Does it really not even bother you a little bit that the report we are "waiting on" is being written by the administration? You don't see any conflict of interest issues? Anywhere? Nothing?

What a maroon.

Unlike Bush or Cheney he does at least have one regret. His bosses have, apparently, been living the last 6 years in sublime perfection.

Rats, meet Ship.