Snort. Nothing makes me laugh quite as much as that poor fool in the throes of republican passion. Yeah, sorry. But his return from a break from his non-existant j-o-b can only be described in terms of ... huh?

So to spare you any more grim mental pictures, let me sum up his return piece and move on: Richard Clarke is obviously a man of limited capacity (9/11) and he has a bone to pick with the Administration because they let him go (9/11) this makes him a bad man and incompetant (9/11). It's all Clinton's fault because he had eight years to prevent the rise of Osama and Preznit Lying Always only had eight months (or was it nine?) to become the Action Figure he always wanted to be (9/11). Remember Republicans are Tuff'n'Buff in the War on Terror (9/11). I might like Kerry, like I liked Al Gore (9/11) but I fear he may not be bold (9/11). My hero might have lied, but it's not worse than lying about a blow job. (9/11). It's all Clinton's fault, including the continued employment of Richard Clarke (9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11). Continued tomorrow (9/11).

And in other news from the Duchy, Shelby Steele has a "leftist" view that corresponds exactly with those of Tom Delay (according to the Duchess) perhaps black is white, your highness. And not for the last time, he conflates that bad bogey-man of Commander Codpiece's febrile dreams with 9/11.

Yup, he's back.