You had to be moved by what was accomplished last week. Those on the far left and far right need to re-think things.

Salon: Liberation Day and “It’s a catastrophe for tyranny. It’s a great day”.

USAToday: Iraqis share graphic tales of regime’s torture chambers.

But how are we doing with who we liberated a year ago? Salon: The last place we liberated.

We should support our troops and their families. It is an outrage to cut their benefits (read the story).

Keep in mind there are two kinds of influencing power: Hard power and soft power (link). When Teddy Roosevelt said “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”, he was ment this. Doing both is considerably harder then walking and chewing gum at the same time, but you purests out there…

Site to watch: Draft Clark.