Read Jimmy Breslin's new column in Newsday. The man retired a while back, and only puts out columns intermittantly, but every time he does, it's a must read. The guy's a fucking stud. Here's a bit:

"By the way, there are many American soldiers fighting in the Middle East.

In case you haven't noticed, they get killed. A lot of them get killed.

I was watching the endless television coverage of Israel and Hezbollah/Lebanon killing women and children and then picking up the papers to read almost exclusively of the same thing. I found no picture on television and almost no mention in newspapers of Americans dying.

The dead babies of Lebanon and those dismembered by rockets in Israel are considered to be glorious distractions that allow our government to stroll the hallways that appear to have no blood on the floors."

Say, did you know 50 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq since July 1? Me neither. Breslin brings it home in a way that breaks your heart. And breaks the Bush administration's balls.

Anyway, read the rest here

Jimmy Breslin, stud with a pen