Hal O'Brien

Bill Altreuter, of the blog Outside Counsel, points to an interesting side-by-side timeline of Dubya's war record vs. Kerry's in Mother Jones.

He also observes this: "One of the things that puts it in perspective, I think, is that Kerry opposed the war, and went, while Bush says he favored it, and took the rich boy way out."

And, "In a funny way the fact that Bush lay low for Vietnam forshadows his initial response following the September 11 attack. He went to ground both times, as far as I'm concerned."

Exactly. My fear that day, hearing Jorge was flying to Offutt AFB in Omaha, the former HQ of the Strategic Air Command, was that he was going to start lobbing nukes. After all, he was safe.

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On the lighter side (or tawny-chocolate, or something), Bill points to a recipe for Janet Jackson breast cupcakes. (N.B.: Link includes a blow-up of the "wardrobe malfunction", as a model of what the chef was going for. Just so you know.)