When in doubt, trust Samuel Adams to have uttered the perfect protest slogan:

The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors: they purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood, and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It will bring an everlasting mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of false and designing men.

ok, it's more an inspirational quote than a slogan, but it should still fit on my sign.

And speaking of "false and designing men," what did we all think of El Presidente Mentiroso's little speech last night? Which line was your favorite (i.e. caused the most strangled, bitter laughter and/or hurling objects at the TV)? Several gems stood out for the 29 Whitfield gang -- how about this one, re: finally getting help from the U.N.: "We shouldn't let past problems stand in the way of future cooperation." Right! Another thing we shouldn't do? Cause those problems in the first place. The "What WMD's?" tapdance number was also memorable...but after he dropped in the "So, we're going to need about, oh, say, 87 BILLION DOLLARS to do this thing," the nadir was reached with this oh-so-earnest promise: "We are committed to building schools, roads, and hospitals, to provide education, opportunity, and health care to the Iraqi people." To which we shouted, "Since we can't afford to do that at home anymore!" The next time we have a simpering puppet Republican in office, I hope Karl Rove picks one with an even more arrogant demeanor, that will make these little propaganda pieces even more enjoyable. On the editorial front, the usual suspects weigh in...here's a particularly good take from David Corn in The Nation. All together now: gaahhhh!