It was inevitable, wasn’t it?
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “What was really amazing was the speed with which the Americans adapted themselves….They were assisted in this by their tremendous practical and material sense and by their lack of all understanding for tradition and useless theories.” – Erwin Rommel, 1943. One reason I’m optimistic about Iraq.
SONTAG AWARD NOMINEE: “I see no difference between the invasion of Iraq and the invasion of Poland by Hitler in 1939,” Ritter told the Berliner Zeitung. Hitler had used self-defense as an excuse to send his troops in, and U.S. President George W. Bush had done exactly the same thing in 2003. “It was the same lie,” Ritter was quoted as saying. (Original interview in Der Spiegel, translated by blogger xlrq.)
A RELIGIOUS RIGHT WALK-OUT? The true hardliners are appalled that the Republican leadership didn’t use the Santorum debacle to hound gay people – and their families – even more. The theocrats are threatening to walk out of the party. And where exactly, ahem, would they go? I’m not sure Howard Dean is looking out for Phyllis Shlafly’s vote. Just her son’s will do. (Via Coldfury.)
The Dish 