Into the Darkness
Now that the die are cast, here's an editorial from Truthout.com, on just how bad things might get.

Remember, conservatives: this is what you wanted. Enjoy it.

Hurts So Bad
I'm a child of the '80's, so he'll always be John "Cougar" Mellencamp to me. But he, like The Boss, The Besties, & The Material Girl, has thrown his artistic talents into the anti-war soundtrack. Check out his latest, "To Washington". During his last concert tour, he'd taken to projecting the following words from Albert Einstein behind the band:

"You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war."