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Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:00 AM

"More troops, more targets"

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  • Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:29 PM

    Pollyannaish?

    Ah, yet more wordplay from the supporters of the war. If ol' Joe had said they weren't optimistic, that would sound bad. But make optimism sound childish and feminine, and of course those badass soldiers wouldn't be like that! Who wants to be "Pollyannaish"?

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