Have we established definitively yet, that this gang of four isn't just insane? It would certainly explain a lot.

Piggybacking on Lambert's post Halliburton's permanent presence in Iraq, , Reuters has a chilling story that illustrates just how unwilling the majority Republicans are to provide congressional oversight for Bush's policies in Iraq, no matter their attempts to suggest otherwise.

You may remember that when panic set in among Republicans about the impact of the Iraq war on 2006, an amendment to a supplemental bill to fund our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan was passed unanimously that stated clearly none of the money was to be spent on permanent US military basis in Iraq.

Behind our backs, in a late-night Friday conference committee session, the language of the amendment was removed by Republicans. Read more…