Oooo, I’m Gonna Make Such Faces At You (Which Can’t Be Quoted)

(NYTimes) Devastating Criticism on Iraq by Both Parties

(AP) Lawmakers grill Rice over the Iraq war

(HuffingtonPost) Condi’s “Old Lies”

(CNN) Rice ‘loves’ Fox News; CBS anchor ‘decent guy’

Finally people are getting the huevos to call these people and, especially, this woman who has gotten a free ride, liars. It’s interesting that so many of them have Presidential ambitions, don’tcha think? Also interesting that the AP article commented on how unflappable La Rizo con dolcezza was, while the NYTimes called her “visibly exasperated.” Also from the AP article: “Some of the toughest comments were directed toward Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ‘This is the craziest, dumbest plan I’ve ever seen or heard of in my life, Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, told Pace.”

And on a happier note, we will be taking off for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday (ooo that’s a mouthful) and will be back on Wednesday 🙂

Will The Honeymoon Be Over Before The Reception Ends?

(AP) Pelosi hints at resisting troop surge

(AP) Dems look at tax cuts for middle class

(AP) Bush fleshes out Iraq strategy details

(AP) Bush confident on deal to balance budget

This whole “troop surge” is just a way to avoid dealing with the inept Administration’s unsuccessful democratization of Iraq and leave it to the next President to solve–and be forced to redeploy out of Iraq–we mustn’t say “retreat”. Meanwhile, more Americans (and Iraqis, but they don’t count) will be killed or horribly maimed to allow Bush and his cronies to save face and not have a defeat on THEIR records…