Today is the 62nd anniversary of the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Remember it well and say, “never again.” Say there is a limit, there is a proper place to draw the line. Say that justifications cannot excuse the inexcusable. It would be evil madness to ever, ever, ever use that power again to fry the living.

And yet, Democrats and Republicans alike attacked Barack Obama for expressing a much more dilute sentiment. The insane scream that all cards are on the table, no options are inconceivable. I hope that somewhere in the chain of command there is someone with enough humanity to say, “NEVER AGAIN.”

Oh, well, look around. We’re vile. We’re going to destroy ourselves and the world one way or another. Might as well get it over with in a flash. mjh

PS: I hope you saw Masters of Science Fiction on Saturday. I assume the conservative bloggers are howling for blood.

Twisted, sightless wrecks of men
go groping on their knees
and cry in pain
now the sun has come to earth
— Paul Simon