Proof that the United States government has no right whatsoever to take any kind of moral stance on middle eastern affairs, especially where human rights are involved. Prisoner abuse at the hands of American soldiers has been going on for years - as said so by Rummy Don himself - and the government did next to nothing to stop it. And when The Shrub and his monkeys got caught with their pants down, they didn't even have the humility to apologize and admit their failures until Rummy Don was called in to testify in front of Congress for being a witless fuckup.

But every cloud has a silver lining. In this case, The Shrub's re-election prospects aren't looking too positive and Old Man Rummy may get the boot. Now that's something I can drink to.

Adj. Something that is expected to have a long lifespan by virtue of having existed for a long time, based on the lindy effect, named for the New York restaurant Lindy's, coined by Albert Goldman and popularized by Nassim Taleb.

The act of treating your enemy like they treat you.