Footnotes to the Absurd ...

Just to show how wide the gap is between what is being thought and what is being taught, I'll mention this tidbit.

Ken Mehlman, RNC power ranger, offered up a new focus of pre-emptive war or preventive war (paraphrase): "There is a goal out there and the goal is to prevent Iraq from becoming another Afghanistan."

Now, it's probably a bit unfair to single out this comment when so many are flying about that are equally eye-popping, but just take a moment to soak that one up, if you will.