Saddam Hussein was found guilty on Sunday, and today he’s right back in court on a whole new set of charges. This time, though, with that death sentence on his head, he’s really got nothing to lose. I wouldn’t be surprised if he acted out a little this time.

What he doesn’t know is, if I understand his situation correctly, he’s going to die of old age sitting in that courtroom.

The Iraqi prime minister announced today that he was reversing the deBaathification policy that we implemented in the early stages of the occupation. You may have forgotten this policy: after our invasion of the country only took three days our adrenaline was still through the roof, so the Coalition Provisional Authority had to figure out a way to ensure that things would continue to explode for a while. They settled on marching down to the barracks and announcing, “Hey, listen up, you army. We’ve cancelled your paychecks. Everyone in the army is fired now, and unemployable. Just take your machine guns and– hang on, I’ve got a call coming in… Hello? Yes? Horrible, disastrous insurgency? Got it. Thanks.” But all’s well that ends well.

Don’t forget to vote today! Unless you’re voting for the incumbent, in which case your franchise will not be required today. You take it easy. It’s so cold out.

I’ll say this while it’s early: this revolutionary sweep where the Democrats take back the government? I do not believe this sweep is going to take place. Maybe I simply dare not allow myself to believe such a thing is possible, but there it is.

The mayor wants me to vote myself a tax increase to fund a couple of rec centers, but he can come to my house and rip up my Liberal card, because that also is not going to take place. I always vote against basketball. Maybe we could talk about an arcade.