A Great week

It's been a great week for the big W hasn't it. Let's see. The Senate votes for the funds Bush wants but also voted to limit the duration of the Iraq war. Several new rationales for the firing of the eight prosecutors are trial ballooned, but the balloons are quickly shot down. Kyle Sampson tells us that Gonzo lied to Congress and that the firings really were political -- just the good kind of political (i.e., supporting Republicans), not the bad kind of political (i.e., supporting Dems). A former general and professor at West Point tells Bush and the current generals that things are hopelessly screwed up in Iraq. The "purge" is allegedly working because anyone can walk down the streets of Baghdad without protection, until it turns out no one can walk down any Baghdad street without protection. Massive bombings and reprisal attacks fill the streets of Iraq with dead bodies. The Director of the F.B.I. admits his agency misused the powers of the "Patriot Act" but said (with fingers crossed behind his back) that he won't do it again.

Ah yes. A very good week. And it's only Friday morning. What do you suppose will be released after the news cycle is shut down this afternoon?