"...now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country..."

I've typed that a million times - like many of you, probably - while practicing typing skills, under my mom's tutelage. I've always liked that it ended with "country", and not the original wording of the phrase, which is "party."  

Here's how I heard the "news" regarding the Israeli airstrike on some target in Syria.

1. Israeli intelligence gets wind of a "nuclear facility" being built in Syria with the aid of North Korea and bombs SOMETHING.

2. Israel, Syria, the US and the greater Middle East have "no comment" when the alleged bombing occurred.

The following article was linked by Jeralyn at Talk Left. Mr. Gonzalez reveals important information not being exposed by the media regarding Senator Obama's past actions in the Senate on many issues.

I only hope it's not too late for people to open their eyes and realize we've got a real champion in Senator Clinton, ready and willing to lead our country out of the huge mess that will be left once GWB and his wrecking crew are gone.

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Via Jeralyn:

The Geaux family had the fantastic opportunity of hearing Bill Clinton today in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The venue was a small auditorium at a community college, seating probably 350 people, and with a crowd overflow outside of the building. We were in one of the last small groups that were allowed in and sat probably 6 rows away from the podium.

At President Bush's press conference this morning, the Misleader-in-Chief said about a dozen times that, despite having halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago, Iran "was, is, and will be dangerous" to world peace. His twisted rationale is that they might acquire the "knowledge" that could be used to restart a nuclear weapons program or could be passed on to a covert program.

After seeing Wes Clark speak twice in NYC yesterday, once on his own at a book signing, and later with Hillary Clinton at a fund raiser for her, it is becoming clearer to me how Clark's concern over stopping a war with Iran factors into his decision to endorse Hillary Clinton for President.

If you haven't yet seen this film - I strongly urge you to watch it. It's currently playing on Comcast's On Demand. You can also rent it. For more info on it and trailers, you can also go to www.whywefightmovie.com

According to comments from White House press secretary Tony Snow, no covert agent of the United States government should expect to be more covert than you or I.

Responding to a reporter at Tuesday’s press conference who asked whether the White House was apologetic for exposing CIA agent Valerie Plame, Snow offered these heart-felt words of sympathy to Plame and her husband Joe Wilson:

"I'll apologize...there it's done," he answered curtly.