Arthur was right : I had thought that perhaps my comparison of the neocons’ plans for periodic wars against “some crappy little country”—just, you know, “to show the world we mean business” and all—to the Mafia was a bit overstated, even though certain “philosophical” statements offered by both groups are almost identical.

As is always the case, we underestimate how corrupt, inept and destructive the Bush administration is at our peril. I probably should emphasize in advance that this is the United States government we’re talking about:....read on