Mortal Spin: CIA loses interest in Bin Laden, Lieberman may run as Independent, Bush spends 4th with his dwindling base

By BlackJack

It's Independence Day and I'm looking back 230 years and forward 230. Where will this great country be when it's twice as old? I hope for our sake, and that of the world, that we stop repeating our mistakes and take our place as a true leader seeking peace and prosperity for the world.

Here's today's Logic Stew:

Unfortunately, I predict that, before getting booted out of Washington by an angry mob, Bush will propose an amendment to the Preamble of the Constitution. I think it will read something like this:

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, establish offshore covert Justice, insure domestic Servitude, provide for the common pre-emptive attack, promote the general dissolution of the Welfare system, and secure the conservative Blessings of Liberty to ourselves (unless you're gay) and permanent tax cuts and loopholes in order to insure wealth for future generations of the Republican Regents (and our less fortunate millionaire friends - the TEAM 100 and Republican eagles) , do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Daily Kos is reporting that on Monday the CIA confirmed it has disbanded it's special unit that had been tasked with hunting down Osama bin Laden and the Al Qaeda leadership. The group, known as Alec Station, was shut down and it's agents reassigned. I guess Bush never claimed "Mission Accomplished" with bin Laden. Good to know where we set the bar on this whole "cut and run" issue.
According to Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post, Senator Joe Lieberman might decide to run as an Independent in Connecticutﾒs primary on August 8th. While Lieberman expects to win the primary as a Democrat he's hedging his bet by obtaining enough signatures to get his name on the ballot as an Independent should he lose. His unwavering support of the Iraq war has caused a swing towards his primary opponent, Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont (who I've heard is no bed of roses himself).
Instead of spending the 4th being pelted with egg salad, Resident Bush chose to hang out with a group of solid supporters - 3,500 troops and their relatives at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Bush vowed not to "allow the sacrifice of 2,527 troops who have died in Iraq to be in vain by pulling out before the job is done." (as of noon today that count stands at 2,533 with 6 more deaths pending DoD confirmation).

To me this is like the butcher showing up at the farm to let the cattle know the shop will be open again tomorrow and that beef sales are brisk. Of course our American troops are a loyal bunch and they gave the Commander in Chief a nice reception.
Ken Lay, who drove Enron up to Wall Street glory and back down to SEC hell, died this morning in Colorado of a massive heart attack. Nothing funny about it so I'll leave it at that.