Good Morning.

Today is our 2,036th day in Iraq.

We'll start this morning as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from the Warron Terra, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4182
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4043
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3721
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3324
Since Election (1/31/05): 2744

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 314
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 611
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 376
Contractor Deaths - Iraq: 444


We find this morning's Cost of War passing through: $562, 353, 250, 000.00



We're going to cross the aisle this morning and check in with a well-known right-wing tool. It's Uncle Pat...(don't cringe yet.) Despite his views, he does treat our own Dr. Maddow with a modicum of respect, so I'm willing to hear him out. Pat has penned an interesting column today that I must admit makes a whole lot of sense.

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193 comments (Latest Comment: 10/15/2008 05:53:29 by livingonli)

Help me! How did this happen and what did I do to deserve this? And why oh why won't someone come to my rescue! The things that I've seen...... awful things.... horrifying atrocities....

Today I will tell my story.... while I can........for I know not what unspeakable things will be done to me next. Surely, I will be put back into my prison: a black box which closes with a loud THUD and where I remain, unable to move, my padded cell binding me to the wall, and the darkness, the frightening darkness...... Sorry, its hard not to cry, I'm sure you'll understand. No one should suffer these tortures.... no one.....

Let me pull myself together to tell you of my strange journey. I must be swift; as my prisoners could come at any minute.

I can remember as far back as being in the womb, my mother keeping me warm and at peace. Listening to generation after generation of people above me and out in the world. They are also at peace, at least most of the time. Then came the day when I was born against my will, taken away from my mother. The harsh sunlight, the screaming and pushing! Loud bangs in the morning sky – I would later learn was gunfire. As quickly as I saw these things, I was shoved back into semi-darkness. A sack of some sort.

Eventually, I could see; the land around me was bumping up and down violently as the scenery moved past me; all the while the men were screaming at each other.
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60 comments (Latest Comment: 10/13/2008 04:34:12 by trojanrabbit)

There's been a lot of heavy news these last few days... Wall Street is imploding, McCain rallies are turning into lynch mobs, the government is listening in on phone sex... Since it's Friday, we thought perhaps it would be nice to take a look at the lighter side of the news...

First Up: In a maverick effort to show what a maverick he is, John "Maverick" McCain has gone all mavericky and mavericked his maverickness. What mavericktude! However, this has pissed off the original Maverick family. Yes, there really is a maverick family, and the adjective actually originated because of one of the family's forefathers. One of the current family members said: "I'm Fontaine Maverick, and John McCain, you sir are no Maverick":
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202 comments (Latest Comment: 10/11/2008 12:53:26 by BobR)

"THAT one"...

It was a tossed off comment in the middle of a sentence. It wasn't the centerpiece of McCain's response. During the debate, McCain was trying to make a point, and - to distinguish himself from Obama - pointed in his direction (without looking at him) and referred to Obama as "THAT one". It was dismissive in a very insulting way and it highlighted McCain's disdain for Obama.

See for yourself:
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237 comments (Latest Comment: 10/09/2008 04:47:04 by livingonli)

Good Morning.

Today is our 2,029th day in Iraq.

We'll start this morning as we always do, with the latest casualty reports from the warron terra, courtesy of antiwar.com:

American Deaths:
Since war began (3/19/03): 4177
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4038
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3716
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3311
Since Election (1/31/05): 2731

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 314
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 609
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 376
Contractor Deaths - Iraq: 444


We find this morning's cost of war passing through $560, 391, 100, 000.00 (and coupled with the $700 billion bailout rescue of wall street, that's a pretty picture, isn't it?)



So, is everyone ready for tonight's debate? It seems that things have taken a darker turn over the past 48 hours. As we get closer to the election, every action, every appearance, every press conference becomes super-critical. Our troops are noticing too, and they see things through a slightly different lens than the rest of us. Nevertheless, they see this election as a crucial choice for their families and their futures...

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168 comments (Latest Comment: 10/07/2008 23:46:19 by Mondobubba)