Charles Krauthammer, on Richard Clarke’s apology: “…by blaming the government for the deaths of their loved ones, [Dick] Clarke deftly endorsed the grotesque moral inversion by which those who died on Sept. 11 are victims of . . . George Bush. This is about as morally obscene as the implication (made by, among others, the irrepressible Howard Dean) that those who died in the Madrid bombings were also victims of

Dear protein wisdom readers and patrons: On April 1, site visitor “Terry” became so enraged over one of contributor Janeane Garofalo’s posts that he dashed off the following angry comment, now in the hands of management: Good morning, jerk. You only wish you could write as well as that “hick”, Lileks. Does your hatred of anything and anyone NOT in New York or West Hollywood really run this deep or

Wait, there’s writing on those things…? Not that you can read drunk by the light of a lava lamp there isn’t, I can tell you that much.

In response to this holy supplication, Chaos Overlord happened upon this: What, no burning Bush? Omnipotent, drunk and lazy is no way to go through life, God.

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To:     God From:   Protein Wisdom Re:     Blue Man Group Come again? Respectfully, protein wisdom

10.  “Uh, excuse me, Mr. Lott, but I think the ‘negroes’ prefer to be called ‘African Americans’ nowadays.” 9.  “Oh c’mon, people, don’t be ridic. I’m not any harder on George Bush than these stupid jeans are on mine.” 8.   “What the hell kinda name is ‘Condi,’ anyway? Sounds like something Malibu Barbi would call her evil beachfront dollhouse.” 7.   “Show of hands. How many of you think Dubya can actually spell ‘Afghanistan’? And

From the cutting room floor, ABC News, continued: 20/20’s Barbara Walters: “Your husband has been accused of being a ‘flip-flopper,’ Teresa — of changing positions to suit his needs. How would you respond to that?” Teresa Heinz Kerry: “Who, my John? Christ, he hasn’t changed positions once since our wedding night. Strictly missionary. And let me tell you, taxes aren’t the only thing he’s trying to raise these days–“ Barbara

Oh yeah. Let’s not forget this, either. Me, I force myself to think about it every time I spread brie on a water cracker or pour myself a snort of Cognac. Or, y’know, curse the Jews.

Gut check time, America. And that goes for our military leadership, too. Time to stop worrying about world opinion and really respond to this kind of unprovoked savagery. The response should be swift and forceful. And brutal. Really really brutal. [update: more]