Harry Shearer posts one of the better responses to Dick Cheney's inane, self-justifying remarks about the so-called War on Terrorism. One topic that's worth discussing is how much of what we've done wrong since 9/11 has just been a matter of people (many Democrats, included) chucking aside common sense strategies in favor of just trying to be as macho and tough-looking as possible.
In related news, though the terrorist with the explosives in his underwear is reportedly spilling his guts and answering all questions, there are still calls out there to waterboard and otherwise torture the guy. Yeah, and while we're at it why don't we send Michael Lohan over to kick his mother in the crotch?