The Liar in Chief really did goad us into war

By Diane Silver

People DIED and continue to die because of this. In today's top read, The Center for Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in Journalism unveiled a report that showed:.

President George W. Bush and seven of his administration's top officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, made at least 935 false statements in the two years following September 11, 2001, about the national security threat posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Nearly five years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, an exhaustive examination of the record shows that the statements were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses.

Am I angry? Oh yeah. Shouldn't all Americans be furious?

Dennis Moore's 3rd District opponent holds potential wake with Dick Cheney

By Diane Silver

Today the Kansas GOP graced my in-box with this invitation. How I got on their list I'll never know, but to the subject at hand: A moment of silence for the campaign of Republican State Sen. Nick Jordan, a Republican challenging Democratic incumbent Dennis Moore.

The last time Cheney came to Kansas to help a Congressional candidate, he "helped" Jim Ryun right out of his seat.

I can't seem to dig up a poll showing Cheney's approval rating in Kansas. However, nationally, the veep is only rated favorably by 20 to 30 percent of the people. George W. Bush himself could only muster a 38 percent Kansas approval number in a SurveyUSA poll taken Nov. 9-Nov.11.

I am not a huge fan of Moore, but I have to admit that he has to be better than anyone endorsed by Cheney.

IMAGE: My invitation to see Dick Cheney. I cropped out the name of the hosts and their address.