But, that is the modus operandi of this administration: When all else fails, lie, cheat, deride, mock, twist, slander, slam, bash, denounce, threaten, crush, grind your opponent and their view. Turn it into an inedible sausage of gristle and bile and feed it back to them.

Bush and his henchmen can only take so much responsibility here, the rest remains with the slack-jawed masses who lap this swill and march, lock-step, to the beat of the Holy Roman Empire drum beat.

We as a nation are responsible for George Bush. We, as a nation have allowed him to lead us into an unjust, immoral war based on lies and personal vendetta. We, as a nation, have been duped because we, as a nation, believed.

We weren't happy with the theft of the 2000 election, but we set out to do the best we could. We were unhappy when jobs started disappeareing overseas, but we bucked up. We were loyal, as a nation, when the 9/11 attacks shattered us. And, we were the uniters, not the president, during that time of sorrow.

And, that advantage has been exploited into the needless deaths of our children in a country that is worse off now than it was when Saddam Hussein ran the show.

How?

When Saddam was in charge, they had food, water, power. Now the food and water is no more plentiful and the power? Instead of being on 16 to 18 hours a day it is on only 5 or 6.

The deaths at the hand of Saddam? They've been outdistanced by the deaths at the hand of Bush. The inner turmoil in Iraq? It's worse today as the various sects pick each other off in vast numbers.

It is the American people who have made the sacrifices and endured the tragedy of this administration, not the decision-making profiteers.

So, in a turnabout, we must name Keith Olbermann as the Best Human Being in the World for his comments the other night.

At the other end of that spectrum?

I'll let you fill in the blanks.