Odds and Ends

President Bush finally embraces the Vietnam analogy; naturally gets all of the lessons wrong.

Where do each of the leading Democratic presidential candidates stand on the war in Iraq? One site has created a handy chart. Worth checking out.

Meanwhile, more great economic news to read while eating your mac and cheese: "Americans earned a smaller average income in 2005 than in 2000, the fifth consecutive year that they had to make ends meet with less money than at the peak of the last economic expansion, new government data shows."

And the Treasury Secretary says not to worry. It's all good.

A federal judge ruled the administration broke the law (no way!) by not producing a required report on global warming's impact. I'm sure they'll get right on it now.

The Pentagon, meanwhile, says it's discontinuing a program that spied on hippies and peace activists. They said that they checked your email and they're upset to read that you don't believe them.

The American Psychological Association are a bunch no-good terror-coddlers, ruling that "psychologists can no longer be associated with several interrogation techniques that have been used against terrorism detainees at U.S. facilities because the methods are immoral, psychologically damaging and counterproductive in eliciting useful information."

Stopping prisoner abuse? Jeez, next thing you know Janeane Garofalo's gonna be on '24'.

Finally, Moose burps cause global warming; pigeons caused the Minnesota bridge collapse.