"Welcome to America with a "wanton boy" president, the kind of person who thinks he can get away with anything. Well, George, don't "misunderestimate" the character and strength of the American people. Don't pee on our leg and try to tell us it's raining. It won't work because Studs Terkel is right. There is a silent majority and millions proudly belong!"

Sign me up!

"I was dubious at first. But now I think Dick Cheney has it right.

Making the case for going to war in the Middle East to veterans on Monday, the vice president said that "our goal would be . . . a government that is democratic and pluralistic, a nation where the human rights of every ethnic and religious group are recognized and protected."

O.K., I'm on board. Let's declare war on Saudi Arabia! Let's do "regime change" in a kingdom that gives medieval a bad name."

How is it that we can justify attacking Iraq, but not Saudi?

"Iran's president, Mohammad Khatami, said today that hard-line clerics had made it all but impossible for him to do his job and that he would propose legislation to adjust the balance of power so that he could pursue reforms."

This is an encouraging sign.  I had given up on Khatami after his initial attempts at reform petered out.  Maybe this is a message to the US?