Cliff is back! Cliff is back!!!!

Now to a bit of business. A reader let us know that the site loads up much slower than other blogspot sights for him. Is anyone else having this problem? Let me know in the comments.

Light news day, so only a couple wee bits. (Man, he used to get really ticked when I called it that.) aherm.

Phoenix Woman over at FireDogLake hits the nail on the head with 2001: A Timeline of What Could Have Been . sigh

This editorial in Investors Business Daily is a puerile piece of puke, so don't go read it, let me give you the germane bit.

Instead of a casting a spotlight on Gitmo, maybe Gates and Congress should examine why Gitmo is so hated, and the motives of those would shut it down.

Wha? "examine why Gitmo is so hated"? These guys are always mainlining the kool aid, but that is just delusional.

It couldn't get sadder if they tried.

U.S. toll in March is twice Iraq forces

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military death toll in March, the first full month of the security crackdown, was nearly twice that of the Iraqi army, which American and Iraqi officials say is taking the leading role in the latest attempt to curb violence in the capital, surrounding cities and Anbar province, according to figures compiled on Saturday.