I've said it before, and now I'll say it again: as difficult and challenging as it may be to be an American right now, spare a tear for the poor Brits.

Never mind the facts, trust Tony's faith: "Like faith, belief, judgment, instinct, caring, mission, struggle, courage, optimism, healing, and all the rest of the nonsense he uses to keep us from dwelling on things such as dead young soldiers and charged-up terrorism, 'trust' is a word currently contaminated by its prized place in the Blair personality cult."