It's official: Chimpy broke the army.

Strained by the demands of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, there is a significant risk that the U.S. military won't be able to quickly and fully respond to yet another crisis, according to a new report to Congress.

Dumb bitch.

Laura Bush: Much Of Iraq Is ‘Stable,’ There’s Just ‘One Bombing A Day That Discourages Everybody’

Oh, the US is so going to bomb Iran.....And start a nuclear holocaust so big the jews will finally shut the fuck up.

ISLAMABAD, Feb 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Pakistan on Monday to press for President Pervez Musharraf's help in combating a new Taliban offensive in Afghanistan and a resurgent al Qaeda.

"Diversity is a hallmark of our nation. It is increasingly evident that our diversity includes differences in sexual orientation,"

A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a suit by two families who wanted to stop a Massachusetts town and its public school system from teaching their children about gay marriage, court documents show.

The families last year filed the suit asserting that the reading of a gay-themed book and handing out to elementary school students of other children's books that discussed homosexuality without first notifying parents was a violation of their religious rights.

Federal Judge Mark Wolf ruled on Friday that public schools are "entitled to teach anything that is reasonably related to the goals of preparing students to become engaged and productive citizens in our democracy."

He said Gore hadn't been awarded yet. He then said he thinks that Gore will win an Oscar...

but then the Supreme Court would give the Oscar to Bush.

Dick Cheney makes lap around globe before Iran bombs fall.

Expect the bombs to drop shortly after Darth Cheneys' wheels hit the tarmac at Andrews.

Australia
U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney insisted Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd be sworn to secrecy about the details of their meeting before their talks in Sydney on Friday


UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Vice President Dick Cheney landed in the U.S.-allied Arab monarchy of Oman on Sunday and went directly to talks with its foreign minister, Omani government officials said.
A U.S. embassy spokesman in Oman declined to detail Cheney's plans or the focus of his visit to the sparsely populated oil-producing state, which allows the United States use of four air bases. But an Omani government official said Cheney was to discuss regional security issues, including the U.S. standoff with Iran over its nuclear program. The official, in the capital Muscat, spoke on condition of anonymity because he was unauthorized to speak to the press.


Japan
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan – Vice President Dick Cheney reaffirmed the Bush administration's commitment to the increasingly unpopular war in Iraq on Wednesday, saying the U.S. wants to finish its mission, then “come home with honor.”

Israel is negotiating with the United States for permission to fly over Iraq as part of a plan to attack Iran's nuclear facilities

A senior Israeli defence official said negotiations were now underway between the two countries for the US-led coalition in Iraq to provide an "air corridor" in the event of the Israeli government deciding on unilateral military action to prevent Teheran developing nuclear weapons.

SEYMOUR HERSH: Bush running covert ops in Lebanon and Iran. Iran war inevitable.

The Saudi's wants Israel to bomb Iran because the Saudi's are so close to the US, that if the US bombs Iran, they fear Saudi Arabia will be blamed. They'd rather the Jews be the heavies. As you read the article, count how many times you thing Chimpy broke the US Constitution. It's pretty clear that repugs are simply criminal. And that begs the question: What have we become if the Constitution is just a Goddam Piece of Paper?

What a coincidence! Look what's in the news today: Gulf states give Israel ok to use airspace for strikes against Iran


Update: digby gives us the reason why Chimpy goes to war - So, when president Bush used the phrase "protect our troops" followed by everyone from Gates to Rice, my antennae were way up; it was obvious that it was a potential cassus belli for an attack on Iran.

Meanwhile, in case you've been away from the media for a while, Anna Nicole Smith is still dead and Chris Matthews and Cokie Roberts are desperate to find out if Bill Clinton is "being a good boy." We're in trouble.

The man needs to be removed. By force, by impeachment, by any means possible. Knock him out with a case of The Pet Goat and drag him out.

Just get rid of him.

The system “was blinking red,” as the C.I.A. chief George said. But no one, from the White House on down, wanted to hear it.

Yes. Let's say it, because it's absolutely true. This White House has allowed al Qaeda to reform, regroup and become poised to attack again. Because of Bush. Because of Cheney.

Not because of Nancy Pelosi. Not because of Harry Reid. No. Bush and Cheney. Period. Say it. Hammer it home. Don't let these maniacs turn their failure on us.

A Dem fights back.

"Now, keep in mind, this is the same guy that said we'd be greeted as liberators, the same guy that said that we're in the last throes. I'm sure he forecast sun today," Obama said to laughter from supporters

Must be a Marine.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - An American tourist who watched as a U.S. military veteran in his 70s used his bare hands to kill an armed assailant in Costa Rica said she thought the attempted robbery was a joke — until the masked attacker held a gun to her head.

Could? Could?......Could? No one but the rightwingnut base is going to vote for you asshole. No one likes you, your politics or your party.

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Friday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has sacrificed his career to support the Iraq war, and the Arizona senator acknowledged that he could face the same fate.

U.S. economy leaving record numbers in severe poverty

WASHINGTON - The percentage of poor Americans who are living in severe poverty has reached a 32-year high, millions of working Americans are falling closer to the poverty line and the gulf between the nation's "haves" and "have-nots" continues to widen.

A "lefty totalitarian greaseball" says

Reason, cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason, must furnish all the materials for our future support and defense. Let those [materials] be molded into general intelligence, [sound] morality and, in particular, a reverence for the constitution and laws.