one Democrat rediscovers his spine, buried under mounds of doughy flesh

um...better late than never, I guess, for criticism of Iraq war rationale, execution, and strategy (or lack thereof) from the likes of Rep John Murtha (D-PA). He said today that the Iraq campaign is "a flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for immediate troop withdrawl (I almost typed truth withdrawl, which is in fact what I am going through after 6 years of this administration) after being all gung-ho three years ago.

good thing I have this time machine to take us back to 2002...when plenty of other people forsaw that revelation- oh. right.

But really, the important thing is- damn, that man is jowly. I cannot for the life of me think of the right side-by-side, but oh please please, someone think of the proper pasty, wrinkly, jowly cartoon character with beady dark eyes. Literary characters are easy- he's clearly Drummle, aka Spider, from Great Expectations. But what cartoon character is he??? this will drive me nuts.