Weapons of Mass Destruction

I remember when the term "WMD" referred to nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Apparently, regular explosives are now WMD's:

The indictment continues: "According to the plan, the Hutaree would attack law enforcement vehicles during the funeral procession with Improvised Explosive Devices with Explosively Formed Projectiles, which, according to the indictment, constitute weapons of mass destruction."

Bad heuristics

It sounds like James Joyner is in need of better heuristics:

I haven’t followed the Becker controversy enough to have a strong opinion, although if the entire opposition party and two members of the president’s own party think an appointment for something that’s supposed to be an impartial review board is too biased to be trustworthy, they likely have a point.

How can someone have lived through the past year of politics and still believe that united Republican opposition, with the support of Blanche Lincoln and Ben Nelson, actually means anything about the policy being discussed?