Free kibbles

US Marines in offensive in Afghanistan. Good story shows how the battle for hearts and minds will be won. You can't help but be moved by the bravery and ability of our forces, but we should not be fighting this war. The Taliban is not al Qaeda.

Iran's government is isolating itself to further the fiction that foreign powers sparked the election protests. While I'm sure the fiction works on many, it must not be working on most, or the tyrants wouldn't go this far.

It snows on Mars.

Sarah Palin resigns. I hope liberals didn't hound her out of office. She made it out like she wasn't quiting, but she indisputably quit. I'm confused.