On the US troops picture responding to the controversy over Kerry's remarks

• $1-2 Trillion in estimated costs for the war in Iraq
  
  
• Nearly 3000 US soldiers killed so far; 20,000 wounded
  
  
• Estimated 600,000 additional Iraqi civilian deaths since the beginning of the war
  
  
• No estimated time for end of war, no post-war exit strategy, no definition of "winning" after more than 3 years; obvious long term plans despite rhetoric, e.g. $600 million for largest US embassy in history in Baghdad, about the size of Vatican City; plans for 14 *permanent bases* in Iraq, w/ $80 billion pricetag.
  
  
• Estimated $1 billion in fraud and waste by overpaid contractors who game the system, risk the lives of US civilians and undermine US legitimacy in the world
  
  
• 101 US casualties in the last month--fourth deadliest since Operation Iraqi Freedom began.
  
  
• 21 US troop suicides in Iraq since beginning of war
  
  
• "D+" on US contribution to global security for increasing the threat of future terrorism by going to war in Iraq

Using your hard won moral authority to discredit any attempt at opposition to the architects of the above situation and poke fun at a dufus politician who couldn't make a joke unless it came with detailed instructions:

Priceless

or

Jeez why aren't these troops working: we aren't paying $195 million a day for them to goof off.

PS: Don't forget to vote for the status quo next tuesday; it'd be a shame if any balance was restored to the checks on power or anything ever changed...except of course for defining marriage: that's the really important stuff. Every morning I wake up worried that my marriage will be ruined by gays who cohabitate and want civil rights. Luckily Viginia is trying to clear this up and make us safe again. I'll sleep much better then. Speaking of that, I think it's time for bed. Wake me up when the Enlightenment begins again.