Farouk Abdulmutallab bided his time

That last moment of the decade that began with a conservative court decision to grant the election to a conservative Republican ended when a Dutch Film Directory saved Northwest Flight 253.

Hooah for Hollywood.

The cave men need the Republicans in power. They have tried, almost desperately it seems, to have a quick, easy victory against the Obama government. These are not the lucky, nor the skilled mad bombers, these are just the dedicated, deliberate and doltish bombers. Too religious to understand. Too cowardly to succeed.