You could have knocked me over with a feather:

LONDON (AFP) – The government’s chief legal advisor informed then British prime minister Tony Blair in 2002 that deposing Saddam Hussein would contravene international law, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Peter Goldsmith, the Attorney General at the time, wrote to Blair eight months before the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, but the premier ignored the advice, the Mail on Sunday claimed.

Who, I ask you, is stupid enough to get conned by George W. Bush?  Bush fucked up everything he ever attempted – how could Blair trust him on Iraq?

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Like their heroine, they don’t know much about it:

Just another day at Fox:

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Tone deaf doesn’t even begin to describe it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j1N3G37_SQ

Yes – I’m still alive.  This is allegedly the section of The Tower where Princess Elizabeth was impisoned by her sister Mary I.  I say “allegedly” because none of the Beefeaters knew for sure, and besides we couldn’t tour it anyway – the governor, oops, the governeur of the place lives there.

Otherwise, I won’t be able to check in much, because the hotel gives us one whole hour of free internet per day, as long as I use it sitting in the bar while spending money.  Fucking hotels ….

Concern troll Louie Gohmert (R-TX):

Also, saw Jon Kyl yelling at Holder during a hearing today – will try to find video.

Palin apologist and noted chickenhawk Matthew Continetti:

Like a lot of people, as soon as I got my copy of Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue,” I immediately thought of the German literary critic Hans Robert Jauss.

And it’s all downhill from there folks.

Will Sarah Palin’s ‘Rogue’ Tactics Work? [WaPo]