"Stay The Course" Even When The Course Happens to Run Through Hell and Over the Top Of Mount Everest

Also from the Nation, some important stories.

First, which follows upon my post earlier about Bush and his "stay the course" insistence:

Lost in Iraq

David Corn writes that the President's latest press conference is not the sort of stuff that will hearten a nation. Bush remains lost in Iraq, with the rest of the country (and the world) held hostage by the mistakes and miscalculations he will not concede.

You may want to follow this with John Nichols' question on The Nation blog: "Is It Time to Censure a Lawless President?" (personally, I think censure is too light; these men are traitors and war criminals).

Also, in the "Anything That Has Ted Stevens' Name Attached You Know Will Be Bad for You" department:

Congress Poised to Unravel the Internet

Senator Ted Stevens has no idea how the Internet works, but he's asking Congress to remake it to suit the interests of the telecommunications industry. Can progressives apply the pressure to kill this bill?

And last but hardly least, "War of Words" OR "A Dictionary of Republicanisms"

War of Words
Katrina vanden Heuvel writes that the fight over political rhetoric continues, as the GOP seeks to distort public discourse. Help us update our Dictionary of Republicanisms (aka GOP doublespeak).