Triumph, the Insult Dog understands the cynical and opportunistic qualities so apparent in the way we spin, dodge, or obfuscate our way to electing individuals completely unqualified to lead this country. Talking heads (Washington Pundits) are about access, career advantage and getting on the phone with Don Imus. Many have lost their way. They spent the first six years of the Bush presidency never seriously questioning Bush's foreign and domestic policy failures. Now that GW is disliked as much as Osama Bin Laden, the talking heads have turned against him. Uh, if it wasn't for conventional wisdom within the beltway, there would be very little wisdom at all.

Tom Friedman, your attempts at creating middle brow arguments are tiresome! In a 2003 column, you wrote, "The real reason for this war, which was never stated, was that after 9/11 America needed to hit someone in the Arab-Muslim world. Afghanistan wasn't enough because a terrorism bubble had built up over there — a bubble that posed a real threat to the open societies of the West and needed to be punctured....But we hit Saddam for one simple reason: because we could, and because he deserved it and because he was right in the heart of that world." In his NYT column in Nov. 2006, Friedman exhorted, "This [Iraq} has left us with two impossible choices. If we’re not ready to do what is necessary to crush the dark forces in Iraq and properly rebuild it, then we need to leave — because to just keep stumbling along as we have been makes no sense. It will only mean throwing more good lives after good lives into a deeper and deeper hole filled with more and more broken pieces." Tom, you are the master of equivocation!

Andrea Mitchell, you lied about Joe Wilson! In Oct 2003, Ms. Mitchell said it was "widely known" amongst the journalists on her beat that Joe Wilson's wife was at the CIA; in Oct 2005, she said she had spoken to the FBI about some part of her involvement in the story; and in Nov 2005, she denied both the advance knowledge about Wilson's wife and her cooperation with the investigation. Poor Andrea...you want to appear that you have inside information and then you don't; particularly when the Special Prosecutor may ask you some questions.

Tim Russert can't sell enough books! Too bad you only have one dad.

Bob Woodward, which way is the wind blowing? You deified Bush in your first two love fests and in your most recent comic book you turn against GW. Woodward quote's Bush in his second lovefest, "I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." In his most recent book Woodward has changed his tune. He now sees Mr. Bush as a president who lives in a state of willful denial about the worsening situation in Iraq, a president who insists he won’t withdraw troops, even “if Laura and Barney are the only ones who support me.”

Joe Klein, you will never understand why the blogosphere doesn't trust you!

Where were you when the neo-cons presented their spurious evidence for invading Iraq? You failed us miserably. By the way, have a great New Year. Can you ever wash your hands of the blood spent in Iraq?

Even though this is an oldie but goodie, Triumph's analysis is timeless. Go to: http://www.devilducky.com/media/21318/