The White House and most Republicans would like the nation to believe that the "Bush Doctrine" consists of a commitment to preemptive attacks on those who would attack us, combined with a policy of treating nations who "harbor terrorists" the same as terrorists themselves." Bull.

Yep. Ain't pretty, is it? Over at CBS, a cute piece on how all us baby boomers are going to nuke the economy shortly....

I kid you not. To paraphrase the late Rod Serling, "submitted for your approval", a bit from The Guardian where some military officials STILL ain't got it yet!....

Keeping up with a fine tradition of using Ambassadorships to reward cronies, scoundrels, and others unworthy of representing the U.S. abroad, we get this from Bob Geiger's blog:

"Times are changing for the better," Bush said. "People's lives are improving. And there is hope."

The sentiment isn't shared by many who live along the storm's brutal path -- particularly in New Orleans. Much of the city is in ruins, crime has soared and health care is limited. Large numbers of residents are so frustrated they are thinking of getting out for good.

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Marines don't collectively bargain over whether they're, you know, going to end up being deployed in Anbar province or Baghdad.

A little bit of truth from the head of the Army Reserve, speaking to a Government Executive breakfast:

Another beauty from the Denver Post:

Reaffirming the existence of the "culture of corruption" that most of us see swirling around places under Republican control, there's Jefferson County, Colorado.

Just imagine how much good this kind of money could actually do for families struggling financially....

From a FoxReno report on a bill in California to extend "domestic partnership benefits" to heterosexual couples:

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