Sigh...

U.S. security officials have announced that they have decided not to paint the American flag on the side of the bus the team will use during the World Cup this summer. All of the other 31 official buses will proudly bear the flags of their countries, but W. has done such a spectacular job tarnishing our nation's image and putting a big target on our backs, that it's supposedly no longer safe for us to admit we're Americans. Fanfuckingtastic.

First of all, despite the mess Bush has made of Afghanistan, Iraq and our relations with the UN and nearly every other nation on earth, I don't buy that Americans are not safe outside our borders. At least, not less safe than everyone else. I seem to recall that, since 9/11, both London and Madrid have suffered horrific terrorists attacks. Yet, England and Spain have no plans to hide their identity at the World Cup next month.

Second, this is another lesson in the competency of the Administration's security team. Let me get this straight...we're going to fool would-be terrorists by riding around in the only official World Cup bus with no flag emblazoned on its side. Yeah, OK, good one guys.