They say that violence is the last refuge of a desperate nation.

And violence under the guise of secrecy and outright lie such as BushCo has foisted upon the nation is the last refuge of a nation of thugs. Yes, I'm looking at you, Rummy. I'm looking at you, Cheney. I'm not looking at you, Karl Rove, because looking at you makes my colon clench and looking at you makes birds die and looking at you makes small children feel hopeless and lost, like the world is full of black venomous hate and bilious condescension that is aimed squarely at their heads, like a gun.

from the latest Mark Morford column. Great line, but a subpar column overall. I really wish liberals wouldn't always go back the "war for oil" plotline, as he does for most of the piece. There's a lot more going on -- not necessarily better reasons but other reasons like moronic neo-con ideology for instance -- and the war for oil bit immediately loses us all credibility with anyone not on our side.