"Rolling Blunder" by Fred Kaplan is a couple years old but still the article to read on Clinton/Bush/North Korea. Also, see When North Korea Falls and Moon, North Korea & the Bushes

Early Warning: Bush promised a capability he couldn't deliver...go figure

ArmsControlWonk: So, like, why didn't it work?

Xark! Some people believe that women will go for anything if there's a cute kitty on it

MyDD: Republicans are not losing because of "mistakes"

the free radical report: the true test of religious faith...

Grab Bag: Twice as many deaths in Iraq since 2003 as killed by 23 years of Saddam.. ..Richard Pombo Lied to His Constituents...a Colorado Republican State Representative asks Mother of Dead Child if They Were Illegal Immigrants...Bush Wins Korean War...Gay Time Magazine reporter protected Foley's closet in 2003..

via ThinkProgress

According to the transcript of today's White House Briefing, a "reporter" named John had this Gannon-like intro to his question:

Q You talked about sanctions against Iran if they don't comply with dismantling their nuclear energy program. Sanctions, in the past, have proven to be a joke – that they didn't work against Iraq…

Of course, according to the administration's handpicked weapons inspector, David Kay, that's untrue:

"Iraq's large-scale capability to develop, produce, and fill new chemical weapon munitions was reduced - if not entirely destroyed - during Operations Desert Storm and Desert Fox, 13 years of UN sanctions and UN inspections."

We all understand paritsanship politics, but give me a break.