Apart from its dangers, much of Iraq isn't very interesting to look at. The landscape is flat and dun colored. The dirt just beyond the highway is littered with hunks of twisted and mangled metal, some of it the detritus of wars, some of it just unclaimed junk. The countryside looks muddy and broken.

What does John Kerry think about Iraq? Who knows. Who cares.

It looked like an X-Wing [from 'Star Wars'] and it came in just one color, which was 'metal' colored. It was awesome, though. I spent $700 on it, and I know people now who have rims that cost more than that. I had friends that all bought new cars and they were always breaking down on them. But mine lasted. Only thing was it couldn't really go up hills.

I spoke to one of his advisers on Thursday who said don't look for anything beyond a sort of tepid 'here's my pal, George,'

People like entitlements. That's why we spend so much on them.

Carrying an automatic weapon in a Third World country beyond the easy reach of higher authority? The job description is like a bug light to borderline personalities.