I'd call it more of a "re-screw-erating"

Outside of the U.S's news media who are so delighted they've got a new hurricane to cover like a hot Mormon daughter, the big story this morning came from an Australian news program. They showed American soldiers burning two Taliban fighters purposely to then use as propaganda against all the other Taliban within earshot. Go to any European or Asian news-site and this beats Rove and Libby's impending prison weddings big time. My bet is that the Pentagon has developed a weather machine to create catastrophic weather whenever they need a cover story here at home. But unfortunately most of the contractors were weaned on missile defense program requirements so we've got a shoddy, unpredictable, wholly dangerous weapon system and Rummy's chosing the target coordinates. Just a theory. But so is evolution and look at the legs that puppy's got.

Last night's most extreme rhetoric abuse belongs to a "Council on Foreign Relations" blimp named Walter Russell Mead. He compared the Iraq fiasco to "having a contractor come in and redecorate your kitchen" in what may be a Top 10 worst analogy in American history, which is saying bunches about where the neocons are reaching these days. Listen for yourself if you've got a stomach able to digest titanium. I cannot begin to fully voice my disappointment with both Zbigniew Brzezinski and Ray Suarez for letting him get away with it on the "Newshour with Jim Lehrer" last night. But the counterpoint missed is not nearly as important as discussing the point made. When was the last time that you chose to have something "redecorated" that led to 2000+ American dead, not to mention 20K or so injuries? Mead may have unintentionally touched upon the arrogance still in play for the neocons. This ain't war in their view. This is a fixer-upper. And we're all footing the bill for years and years to come.

The Astros made it to the Big Show for the first time with their victory over the Cards last night. I'll always root against the Cards after what they did back in '82 to da Brew Crew. But this time, I was honestly hoping the 'Stros (or maybe the As'es) would step through to face the White Sox. This non-traditional October has me very fired up.

Maya's screaming from "Gitmo" and I don't think the Red Cross will take care of this one. Hope your own prison populations are less unruly. Rock on.