Quote of the Day
Our committee heard blindly optimistic people from the administration prior to the war and people outside the administration - what I call the ‘dancing in the street crowd’ - that we just simply will be greeted with open arms… The nonsense of all of that is apparent. The lack of planning is apparent. 
Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, on a report from the National Intelligence Council stating that three bleak scenarios exist for the near future of Iraq. These scenarios were based on assesments from January, 2003, before the war started.
September 17th, 2004
Darin
Friday, September 17, 2004
The movie analogy for what is happening now is the parade scene at the end of Animal House.
Kevin Bacon’s privileged Omega ROTC character (Chip Diller) keeps repeating “All is well” as the Deltas storm the homecoming parade. As the crowd panics and scatters, Diller continues to believe and tell everyone that “All is well!” even though it is growing worse, eventually screaming it at the top of his lungs as the chaotic masses engulf him and stomp him into the asphalt.