If Cheney's re-fighting an internal argument he lost four years ago, what's the point? Three words: "don't prosecute me."

In the latest phase of what I'm proud to name The War on Torture, we've definitely entered Mirror World.

The farther we get into this administration, the clearer it becomes that New Orleans is now enjoying its second consecutive federal administration with a do-nothing approach to helping the city.

Buried deep within the former Vice President's chest-thumping speech defending the Enhanced... excuse me, the Unpleasant Things Program was a bizarre boast.

Has Washington already forgiven and/or forgotten Powell's role in making the final "close" on the sale of the Iraq War? In D.C., apparently, Powell's credibility has experienced seamless reweaving.

When I say that New Orleans' people are the most resilient and self-reliant folks I've ever encountered, I didn't yet have this example at hand.