My President Makes Me Want To Do Drugs

The day after the day after a terrifyingly myopic speech in which George Bush announced an escalation of the Iraq war in the face of calls from the best and brightest to do just the opposite, I feel despair.

I also feel certain that things are going to get worse — possibly much worse — before they get better.

How the hell are things going to get better with a delusional president who still has a looong way to go before he punches out and heads back to the ranch?

Would getting better be to continue to do the opposite of what generals, policy wonks, Middle East experts, task force members and the sharper knives in the punditocratic kitchen recommend?

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