] Unfortunately, our leaders do not understand the Fourth
] Generation, so it appears we are about to throw this
] opportunity away. We continue to bomb and shell Fallujah,
] which pushes our enemies toward each other. We seem to be
] readying an all-out assault on the city, which will have
] the usual result when Goliath defeats David: a moral
] defeat for Goliath. Many Iraqis will die, the city will
] be wrecked (as always, we will promise to rebuild it but
] not do so), and any losses the insurgents suffer will be
] made up many times over by a flood of new recruits. Never
] was it more truly said that, %u201CWe have met the enemy,
] and he is us.%u201D

The man who wrote the Marines combat manuals drops the knowledge bomb. Linked from Gibson's blog. Definately one to monitor for war watchers. Gold Star... if I had any.

Every line is so quotable.

William S. Lind On War Archive

] (From the [Senate] diaries, Cheney presided over the Senate a
] grand total of two times the past four years -- just as
] many times as Edwards, who also did so twice. Slightly
] edited -- kos)
]
] "Now, in my capacity as vice president, I am the
] president of Senate, the presiding officer. I'm up in the
] Senate most Tuesdays when they're in session."
]
] --Dick Cheney
]
] The extended entry has the presiding officers over the
] last four years for every Tuesday session.

Cheney Attendance at Senate

OK, this image was just a pre-debate effort by the Bush campaign to spin the expectations game in their favor, but after the fact, it looks kind of funny.

In the interest of keeping things in context (not that the Bush campaign has shown any willingness to do so), here is how the image originally appeared in the Bush campaign blog:
http://www.georgewbush.com/blog/archives/week_2004_09_26.html#001760

First Presidential Debate - Bush Campaign Concedes Defeat? [humor]