Oh, the irony...

YOU ARE VISITING THE OLD MALKIN(S)WATCH. THAT'S FANTASTIC. PLEASE VISIT THE NEW MALKIN(S)WATCH WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE.

Durbin watch? Really?

Just received this e-mail from Steve Gill:

Vice President Dick Cheney appeared this morning on Steve Gill Mornings in Nashville, Tennessee and was asked about Dick Durbin's comparison of U.S. troops at Guantanamo Bay to Nazis. The Vice President noted that he had to be "careful about what I say since this is a family show" but that the "comparison is one of the more egregious things I've heard on the floor of the U.S. Senate."

Not necessarily one of the most egregious things you've said on the floor of the Senate, though, Dick.

Maybe if Dickie spent less time twisting Durbin's words and more time considering the truth of them - as actually spoken - we'd be able to make some progress towards rebuilding America's image.

She also quotes an LA Times op-ed:

...If you are proud of this country and don't want its identity to vanish, you must teach U.S. history to your children. They won't learn it in school. This nation's memory will go blank unless you act.

Unfortunately, under George W. Bush's administration, the United States' moral authority is rapidly becoming just that - history. And that's not Dick Durbin's fault.