Happy "Mission Accomplished" Day!

Where has all the time gone? It's hard to believe that the photo above was taken 1460 days ago today. So much has happened since then, most notably about 600,000 dead Iraqi civilians, along with over 3,300 Americans.

The banner itself, high above President Bush's head on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, was the cause of controversy itself. My favorite part about that is how quickly the White House ran for cover, saying "it was the Navy's idea." Just one in a seemingly bottomless supply of lies this administration shoves in our gullets on a daily basis.

Reportedly, when Bush flew in on the S-3B Viking, the pilot who was really at the controls asked Bush to "please not touch anything." It's not hard to imagine Bush going, "What's this button do? Heh heh heh." The pilot must have been terrified. I know I would have been.

Halloween in May. This is probably my favorite picture from the entire circus - Bush playing soldier. I don't think it's an overstatement that this is the most ridiculous presidential photo-op ever. Anyone who disagrees - I'll listen, but I'd love to hear one you think is more absurd and embarrassing than this one.

The images are priceless, and really, they only get more and more absurd over time.

Our preening president. The only thing that was really surprising to me is that the Bush people didn't hand out voter registration sheets and Bush campaign bumper stickers.

Last year, this powerful protest was set up on a beach in southern California, with one cross for each dead soldier.

This was the scene in front of the White House yesterday. Pretty tame, but I'm sure that there will be more organized protests today. I'll post more pictures tonight.

April was one of the deadliest months in the war's history and the deadliest this year - 105 Americans killed. This marked only the sixth time since the war began that American deaths reached double digits.