Republicans

I've pinched this link from Quix, who rightly points out that there are some serious oddities within the primary system if John Kerry comes second in the New Hampshire Republican primaries. How idiotic can you get. Of course, we could always be delightfully cynical and suggest that there is no bloody difference anyway.

Speaking of idiotic, read Charles Krauthammer's latest column, which tries to figure out why there have been no subsequent terrorist attacks (US in Iraq et al is liberation, not terrorism) since September 11. I'd probably rather head butt the guy than shake his hand, but he can make an argument from time to time and I can be an asshole. His argument is based on the premise that al Qaeda has not managed to pull of a successful attack since those rather memorable planes. I would argue that it has. Think of the Bali bombings, serious attacks in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, and attacks on Americans and American interests in Iraq (I'm presuming that some of them are al Qaeda inspired, funded or directed). Furthermore, it is possible that they do not need or want to target American interests on American soil for the time being. The wave of panic and hysteria that gripped America in the days and weeks that followed the attacks has not gone away. The international support for America and all the possibilities of a positive, international and humane response has, however, disappeared. Who needs to attack America when they do such a good job of it themselves?

They don't even know who is Republican anymore.