I adore the fact that all of a sudden Natalie Portman is in a gajillion movies, at least three within twelve months. First, Garden State, then Closer, and next summer the greatest thing to ever happen to anyone ever, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Woot!

Bellvm Americana
Revolutionary War
1775-1783

War of 1812
1812-1815

Mexican War
1846-1848

Civil War
1861-1865

Spanish-American War
1898

Great War
1917-1918 (1914-1918)

Second World War
1941-1945 (1939-1945)

Korean War*
1950-1953

Vietnam War*
1965-1973 (1957-1975)

Gulf War
1991

Afghan War**
2001

Iraq War**
2003-?

*part of the Cold War
1945-1989

**part of the War on Terror
2001-?

Vote For Kodos - Bush Country
I can't see any way in which the resignation of Attorney General Ashcroft will be bad for President Bush. The AG has been broadly smeared, mostly unjustly, but nevertheless his name has become a rallying cry for the administration's opponents. Removing him will take away that lightning rod, and though those on the Left will surely find another issue, they will no longer have Ashcroft. So, politically, it's a victory for both sides: the Left is rid of the hated Ashcroft, and the Right won't have to hear the Left bemoan his "tyranny." From a policy standpoint, I also think it's a wash. Ashcroft was a pretty decent AG, but we can find somebody better.

H-A-N
Have a retro night.