Judy Miller Walks, Cheney's Office Leaked Name of CIA Officer to Spite Critic of False Iraq Intelligence

Combat-Ready Iraqi Batallions Falls From Three to One

Looks like we'll have to stay there for good now. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine: "It doesn't feel like progress."

Arctic Could Be Ice-Free By Century's End... 500,000 Extra Square Miles Melted This Year...

Arctic sea ice coverage in 1979 vs. 2005. Any questions?

DeLay...Katrina...Dr. Frist...Gas Prices...Abramoff...Social Security...Iraq...$2.5 Trillion US Debt...Plamegate...

McClellan Clarifies Bush Remarks on "Our Changing Strategy in Iraq"

Take the Scotty Quiz!: C-SPAN left me in suspense this morning.

A reporter wanted Scott McClellan to clarify remarks the president had made earlier in the day about "the way we're changing our strategy" in Iraq. But before Scotty could reply, C-SPAN abruptly and without warning cut away from the gaggle and over to Sen. John Warner on the Senate floor waxing lyrical (and vaguely Blue Boy) about John Roberts: "He is a magnificent man."

After several hours speculating on what Scotty's answer might have been, Arianna Huffington finally found the transcript. I thought you might enjoy playing along. So, what was Scotty's reply?

A) "The president said what???"
B) "Why would we want to change our strategy, when things are going so well?"
C) "We have a strategy in Iraq?"
D) "Actually, when the president said 'changing our strategy,' he actually meant 'changing our talking points.'"
E) "We're fighting them there so that we don't have to fight them here at home."
(correct answer below)

Answer to the Scotty Quiz: E) "We're fighting them there so that we don't have to fight them here at home." I'm not kidding. He really said that -- as well as, "This is a strategy that was developed by our military commanders, because they're the ones who are on the ground, the ones on the ground who are in the best position to understand how to defeat the enemy. And it's a strategy that will succeed." In other words: Meet the new strategy; same as the old strategy.

By Arianna Huffington

Insurgents Sieze Five Towns in Iraq, Residents Flee, Marines "Do Not Venture In"

US Marines stationed outside the towns "do not venture in." Residents flee because of letters threatening beheading. Lt. Col. Alford: "They run these towns." Another military success story.

Beau and Beth Announce Engagement: Beth: "FINALLY!"

Fairhope, Alabama. Sources say that Beau popped the question last weekend while on his homestead in Fairhope. Close friends say that the event will take place in Scotland, though there are rumors that it may take place at his rubber plantation in Guatamala as well. Beth's first reaction was reported to be, "Finally!" whereupon she beat him on the chest.

Govt Index: Effect Of Greenhouse Gases Increased 20% Since 1990…

Republican House Leader DeLay To Face Conspiracy Charges

Army Investigating If US Troops Traded Pictures Of Iraqi Corpses For Access To Pornography…

IF? You can see the gruesome evidence for yourself at http://nowthatsfuckedup.com/. Be forewarned, the images are truly disgusting, but we support them anyway, right?

DeLay May Face Charges of Conspiracy To Violate Election Code

Societies worse off 'when they have God on their side'

Bush Urges Motorists to Conserve Gas

CBS Reports Undeclared Civil War Raging In Iraq

Fighting for our freedom? Or trying to keep Iraq from chaos?

Bush Flips The Bird on TV... Bush: "Just A One-Fingered Victory Salute"

Bush: “Keep Those Motherfuckers Away From Me!”

82nd Airborne Captain Reports Prisoner Abuse, No Action Taken

Iraqi Guerrillas Rob Armored Convoy, Steal $1 Million

Iraqi guerrillas robbed an armored convoy carrying large amounts of cash on Sunday, killing two guards and making off with almost $1 million.

Bush Appeals To Americans To Donate Iraq Reconstruction Funds: Raises $600

CBS News: FEMA Rehires Michael Brown As Consultant To Evaluate Katrina Response…

Santorum, Frist, DeLay Among “13 Most Corrupt Members Of Congress”...

Flying Spaghetti Monster Challenges Kansas School Board

Should the Flying Spaghetti Monster be taught in public schools?

Senior White House Budget Official Arrested

US soldiers trade grisly photos of dead and mutilated Iraqis for access to amateur porn

Caution, a link from this site leads to http://nowthatsfuckedup.com/, a truly sick site where US soldiers post nausiating photos of dead Iraqis for access to amatuer porn. Now that's the new, professional Army we can all be proud of.

TV Ad Campaign: Get Out Of Iraq…

Tens of Thousands March Against Iraq War In Washington…

500 also march in Birmingham, Alabama. Anti-war speaches were made by Iraq war veterans, Vietnam war veterans and the former Mayor of Birmingham.

Vonnegut: "LIBERAL CRAP I NEVER WANT TO HEAR AGAIN"

U.S. BARS ROBERT FISK FROM ENTERING COUNTRY

Saudi Foreign Minister: Iraq Is Falling Apart... Fears War is Spreading to Neighbors

Huffington on Bolton and Plame

Someone in the Bush White House blew the cover of a CIA operative, Valerie Plame, to punish her husband, Joe Wilson. Wilson had gone to Niger to investigate the phony story pushed by Dick Cheney that Iraq had bought yellowcake uranium from that country. (The charge was in fact meaningless since insiders knew that Iraq had no capability to do anything with yellowcake. For this reason, the US military did not even bother to secure the yellowcake at Tuwaitha after Saddam's fall). When the Bush administration kept lying about the "African uranium" case, Wilson went public. That was why the Bushies believed he "had to be punished."' They would no doubt have preferred to "punish France," but not all of us get the primo revenge gigs.

Arriana Huffington thinks that the "someone" might well be John Bolton, Bush's current envoy to the United Nations. That's what we need at the UN-- someone who will betray US national security for petty personal spite.

From Juan Cole, Informed Comment

Water Rushing Over New Orleans Levee…Army: "Our worst fears came true."

Frist's Problems Widening: US Attorney Now Subpoenas Majority Leader's Family Company...

"There are nine times as many terrorist attacks in Iraq this year as there were last year. What kind of progress is that?"

Indicted GOP Lobbyist Abramoff “Had Contact With Mr. Karl Rove”…

Rita: Smoking Gun for Climate Change

House OKs Head Start Considering Religion As Factor When Hiring...

We're Killing Them Faster Than They're Killing Us

Couple Selling Off Sonogram They Claim Bears Image Of Virgin Mary…

Pew Survey: 4 In 10 Think Iraq Will Turn Into Another Vietnam…

The Plamegate “Investigation May Be Inching Closer To UN Ambassador John Bolton”…

Report: Pentagon Has No Accurate Estimates Of War, Terrorism Spending...

GOP Support For Bush Eroding On Capitol Hill...

Tom Delay Won't Give Up Any Of Over $100M In His District's Pork For Katrina Victims...

Can We Stop Pretending Republicans Are Fiscally Responsible Yet?

Ok, Republicans have been a majority in Congress now for 11 years. So how's our national checkbook? Let's have a look:

1. All-time high deficit, with no plans to curb spending.
2. A $200 billion, unnecessary war.
3. A wasteful highway bill.
4. Devil-may care plans to rebuild New Orleans.

But hey, Cheney says that "budget deficits don't matter," so it must be okay to squander the largest budget SURPLUS in history. Our children will pay for it. Or if you're my age, I'll pay for it. So don't worry your grey little heads, Republicans have everything under control.