Can you say nuclear? NUCLEAR. Nuclear. Not Nuclur, nuclear.

As George Lakeoff writes at greater length, all the major Dem[ocratic] Pres[idential] candidates are tacitly oking the "concept" (i.e. a tacit policy) of preemptive nuclear attack on Iran.

Cheney: "All options [are] on the table."
H. Clinton: "No option can be taken off the table."
Edwards: "[W]e need to keep all options on the table"
Obama: "I think we should keep all options on the table."

Feckless and reckless democratic presidential candidates witlessly and thoughtlessly breach the nuclear taboo. The equally feckless media scribes cluelessly quote these candidates but don't get it either.

The public, sick of the lying bastards in the Administration that backed us into the quagmire of Iraq, now stand by helpless as the stewards of the "national interest" prepare to "double down" Iraq into a preemptive attack on Iran, turning the Iraq mess into a regional catastrophe. The Apocalyptic lobbying firm of Woofowitz and Pearly has pointed out that this would make attacking any country anytime for any reason well established as both policy and practice. "The beauty of this, the hidden beanie, is that whether we use nukes or not, the official backing of 'all options on the table' includes nukes, obviously. "All" is all. Thus, we feel the psychological barrier has been irrevocably breached. With help from from our enemies (democrats), call it a fait accompli. Sooo easy," said Woofowitz and Pearly spokesperson Blab A. Mouth.

Eager not to be seen in the "foreign policy wusses" spotlight, democratic candidates are falling all over themselves to mimic Cheney who has said "all options are on the table" everywhere he could find a microphone. Clinton has told the all too eager AIPAC "No option can be taken off the table," clearly and explicitly allowing for nuclear bunker busters without saying "nuclear."

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Mike Connelly is a long time peace activist with Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace, Peace Action & Education, and Rochester Against War. Mike, who fancies himself a student of the Arms Race, had hoped by this time to be attending protests over cotton farmers abuse of boweevels or the harmful effects of soap on dirt rather than the next generation of nukes that have no reason whatever for being.