In National News ... More Meat for the Grinder
Of course, everybody's still talking about Bush's speech Wednesday night, in which the man called for more pork products for the sausage factory. Rumor has it that commanders in Iraq are referring to the 22,000-man troop increase as "J.E.L." — Just Enough to Lose. These officers claim an increase of 100,000 men or more might help matters, but these 22,000 are, just as I've been saying, simply more targets for terrorists.
But all in all, there's very little I can say about the president's asinine plan that hasn't already been said by nearly everyone else in the country, or at least the 70 percent of the population that disagrees with sending more troops, according to the latest AP-Ipsos poll. By the way, that same poll registers Bush's approval at 32 percent, the lowest in the history of the poll.
Indeed, it's pretty obvious that a huge swath of Americans of all political pursuasions are against this troop surge. If you don't believe that, then just check out this sign of the apocalypse: For what must be the first time in history, all seven of the New York Times' editorialists are in agreement, all of them against the surge. Face it — when Paul Krugman and Frank Rich agree with Thomas Friendman and David Brooks on anything, the battle is over.
"Noooo! Must kill! Must kill!"
The question now is, how long do we tolerate this degenerate maniac in the White House? And believe me, I don't use the term "degenerate maniac" lightly. I've known a lot of them — even been one on occasion — and they are scary people. I understand all this "impeachment is off the table" business, but investigations are clearly not, and as soon as this 100 Hour Plan comes and goes (by the way, most of it already has, including ethics reform, 9/11 Commission implimentations, minimum wage, etc.), the House Democrats should start issuing subpoenas.