The Mesopotamian mule won't budge

Comandante Bush continues to stand firm against all attempts to cut off funds for his immoral, illegal Iraq occupation and bring the troops home. His Mesopotamian fixation seems to be anchored in cement, despite the deaths of 3,866 US troops (as of tonight) and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi deaths.

In the meantime, the Taleban continue to regroup in Afghanistan, Bin Laden is still on the loose, nobody knows what is around the corner for a now-unstable Pakistan, and Iran could see air raids from Israel at any time.

In the meantime, 37 million Americans live below the poverty line

In the meantime, 47 million Americans have no health insurance,

But the Decider-in-Chief--or would that be Cheney?--continues to throw $333,000,000 each day into the Iraq abyss.

The whole adult population of these United States should be out on the streets in protest.