Heck of a job...

May 1st- so many associations! May Day is frankly already stuff-full of such things, but now, dear ponies there are even more. For those of you having trouble remembering what recent significance May 1st has taken on, here's a little image that may refresh things...

picture from www.dailykos.com

Yes it's four years today since the end of the Iraq war, or more specifically "major combat operations" in Iraq, but I'll be a cart-horse if it hasn't been so quiet over there that Beigy and I weren't thinking of popping over this summer and trying out some of those lovely waterside "tavernas" I hear so much about. To think the war only lasted a little over one month before producing a land of peace, quiet, and no danger. Heck of a job Bushie, heck of a job...

I think this (mildly) unrelated cartoon by the sublime David Rees about sums it up. If I have not encouraged all ponies to visit his website, let me do so now, by providing this little link...

image from
www.mnftiu.cc (click to enlarge)


-Bluecupboard