HIGH-PROFILE HYPERBOLE

Did anyone else note the number of times the President stated that the war in Iraq is "a struggle for civilization itself" or "a fight for our very way of life?" If that's the case, shouldn't we have a few more troops over there? I mean, if we were really fighting for the existence of our "civilization" as Americans you'd think we'd be throwing a little more into it. You know, more than 125,000 troops. And maybe asking the public to make a few sacrifices here and there.

Nice try, though. Perhaps he meant "a struggle for control of Congress itself."

FIVE YEARS

Do you feel safer now than you did five years ago?

Is America's position in the world stronger or weaker today than it was five years ago?

Have terrorists been strengthened or weakened in the last five years?

Is the country a better place than it was five years ago?