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thanks to chris at interesting times, who pointed out that W’s speech actually had nothing to do with the state of the union. i haven’t followed this hollow bit of speechifying very closely in the past, but i get the sense that it has not been so for many years, but rather has been used as a platform for platitudes and stirring rhetoric. even more thanks goes out to trish wilson, who broke down the whole mess in great detail, providing handy links to pieces that debunk a chunk of the most glaring lies and distortions he was wasting our tax clams to spew the other night.

and since we are making the totally outlandish statement that mr. shrub isn’t truly concerned with domestic ills but is rather taking every opportunity to rattle the saber (and thus cementing ourselves quite firmly as the utterly depraved pinko freakheads they think we are), let me highlight what that hotbed of political extremism, the New York Times noted in an article yesterday: Blix Says He Saw Nothing to Prompt a War. via smirking chimp.

and while you are out there, read em’s new bit of analysis of how the war on drugs is being sold to us in t.v. spots these days. break it down, emily.