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Thanks to Freakgirl for pointing out that a new edition of "get your war on" has now been posted!

And I said I wasn't going to watch W's speech tonight, but I couldn't resist the urge to take a look. Not sure who is handling the "image" issues for him recently, but they are doing "a heck of a job" too. Lets see...photo opp at an oil refinery to remind people of my links to big oil...check. Make speech in front of a statue of a horse, reminding people of the qualifications of my ex FEMA director...check. Wear a shirt the same color as the backdrop so I appear to be a floating disembodied giant head...check. Make sure the camera angle makes it appear that you are looking down at the American people...check.

Nothing new really offered up with this speech, but did anybody really expect that? We now return to our regularly scheduled program: "Spin City".

Paul Krugman, as always has a more thoughtful and thorough analysis in today's NYT op-ed piece: "Now it begins: America's biggest relief and recovery program since the New Deal. And the omens aren't good..."