Quote of the Day

One of the more disgraceful aspects of George Bush's 'war presidency' has been his failure, apparently on the basis of political calculation, to pay personal homage to our war dead by attending their memorial services. OK, he's a busy man. He can't be everywhere, but to this veteran, it's unconscionable that he hasn't been anywhere to be found as the men and women who have fallen under his orders have been laid to rest.

With that in mind, former Senator (and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient) Bob Kerrey gets the Quote of the Day for this line from the Boston Globe:

"I, for one, thank God that Karl Rove wasn't advising Abraham Lincoln, or else President Lincoln might never have gone to Gettysburg."

On the other hand, given the quality of contemporary Presidential rhetoric, maybe we're better off...