Atrios notices the baby elephant just starting to find its legs over in the corner of the room.

The Bush administration filed a brief in support of a city government's attempts to suppress a march which was protesting their policies.

Let's say that again.

The Bush administration filed a brief in support of a city government's attempts to suppress a march which was protesting their policies.

But, you have to understand something citizens. We are under threat from terrorists. The government hasn't got enough money to defend our cities because it needs to cut taxes for the rich people who are the most productive members of our society. Therefore, it is not in the national interest to allow people to gather in these threatened cities and drain the few precious resources we have left.

If you can't shut your mouths, the government will have no choice but to take some duct tape and wrap it around your heads. We're at Code Orange, fergawds sake. It's for your own good.