rational geekery

I thought, somewhat foolishly, that this Labour government wouldn’t resort to the sort of nonsense that is peddled in the States. Over there, vice-president Dick Cheney is arguing that the escalating violence in Iraq is designed to tip the balance in favour of the Democrats in next week’s midterm elections. Over here, Margaret Becket is arguing that any parliamentary debate over the build up to the Iraq War would undermine the troops in the field and send the wrong message to our enemies.

Is there anything worse than politicians using the war and pseudo-patriotism for political gain?

Yeah, I know, it's nothing new...