One of the things I looked forward to with the coming of a Democratic Majority in Congress was, finally, an end to the stranglehold Republicans have had on the language of debate. Sadly, that hasn't been the case.

For crying out loud, can we please, PLEASE, stop calling this Iraq situation "A Surge"?

A surge is a temporary thing. After a month, we're officially into "An Escalation!"

For that matter, we aren't engaged in a war in Iraq. Nothing's been declared. This is an occupation.

Better yet, let's just be frank and call it what it really is.

A total clusterfuck.