On a prior diary I wrote out my belief that the North Korea nuclear testing would change the dynamics of the upcoming elections by sucking all of the media oxygen from the Foley scandal and the various Republican breakdowns in progress.
I am now happy to report that I was wrong. In addition to the test being an apparent dud, the story itself seems to have been a one shot wonder even here in Hawaii where we are in range of Korean missiles. To my relieved astonishment, the additional revelations of more GOP coverup and lurid details from the Foley case has been the main focus. It seems the public really doesn't care about issues when you wave a juicy sex scandal in their face.
And on a sadder note, the carnage from Iraq is coming back from the page A9 footnote into A3 articles precisely because the violence has gotten so bad that the reports are newsworthy again. Not enough to sway the die hard kool aid swilling sheep of course (does anything?) but it's more ammo to fire into the teetering walking corpse of the GOP.
No Quarter, No Mercy. Let's end the Republican Tyranny.