As you may know, I'm a political junkie. I have a useless poli sci degree and generally am enthralled by the stuff. For as long as I can remember I've spent my Sunday on the sofa with a newspaper and "Meet The Press." I'm done. No mas. My blood pressure can't take this anymore.

W's Chief of Staff, Andrew Card, was on MTP this morning. He tried to say that there was a "clear' connection between Saddam and Al Queda. When pressed for evidence we kept reiterating that the connection as "clear." He kept saying that that W was in "no hurry" to go to war. Yet when he stated what his boss' priorities for 2003 were one of them was to "win a war." He also indicated that we shouldn't be waiting for a "smoking gun." There isn't one.

It's decided, man. We don't give a fuck what anyone else says or what the UN doesn't dig up. We smell blood. He even refused to take the option of nukes off the table. This is scary shit, folks. If we unilaterally attack Iraq we won't simply ostracize ourselves in the court of world opinion. We face serious ire from every Arab state. Quite frankly, who would blame them?

Then the always lovely Mitch McConnell (R-KY) comes on and says...

"The current situation in North Korea should serve as clear evidence as to why military action in Iraq is not only justified but essential."

WTF? What planet is he on? The "situation in North Korea" that we're perfectly willing to ignore so that we can pick an easier fight?

I had to turn it off. I was this close to throwing things.