Apparently, Bush's popularity sucks so bad, he's now hanging out with Communists to improve his image. Or something. In any case, he met with the president of Vietnam yesterday, proving again that dollars matter more than democracy.
Think Petraeus still isn't politicized? He now says our troops are liberators again after taking back a few neighborhoods from militias. Meanwhile, we are training and arming the same militias and putting them back on the street as policemen after only eight days. That's one day more than it takes to learn to make a frigging latte at Starbucks.
Other units are allying with militias to take on al-Qaeda. That has to leave a sour taste in your mouth. Meanwhile, the semi-secret mercenary army we have ramps up its activities.
All this as we find out that even after the "surge" has been going on, we still don't control 60% of Baghdad.
Meanwhile, our liberties erode further as the military considers sending special forces out on operations on our own soil. Lovely.
Trent Lott compares Mexicans to goats. Seriously, are we sure he isn't in the Klan?
And GOP Rep. Mark Kirk has finally found a Republican way to support condom use: send the rubbers to Mexico. Less beaners, less illegals is his tagline I guess. Racist SOB.
Some good news from the Senate on raising emissions standards. It isn't much, but nice to see the Democrats doing something positive to reverse the evil Republican trend.
One a lighter note, cops are crushing the cars of street racers and making them watch. I love it.
Plus an article on baseball played at midnight without lights in Alaska. I should try to catch that game sometime.
Off on vacation for a week plus. Mono will be well taken care of and we will be road tripping. Maybe a post or two. Maybe not. We'll all find out I guess.
