Matthews was running through a litany of what he termed "strike-outs" for the Bush administration in Iraq. When he got to "strikes out on the fact that we were going to be greeted as liberators," Hitchens interrupted:

HITCHENS: No, no. We were greeted as liberators. I saw it myself.

MATTHEWS: The pictures, yeah.

HITCHENS: No, no, I was there. I saw it myself, many many times. American soldiers and British soldiers were greeted by hundreds of thousands of people with real joy. I saw it myself. I can't believe people say it didn't happen."

While America slept:

A recent poll has shown that Americans are more concerned about medical care than they are about the possibility of another terrorist attack on their country.  This would go a long way toward explaining why President Bush's approval numbers are so low.  Bush is focused on the war on terror; on protecting this country from the jihadist goals of Islam.  Americans, being Americans, have noted that there has not been an attack on their country since 9/11, and therefore the threat of a terrorist attack is all but over and we're all safe.  Now it's time for the government to do something to relieve them of the onerous responsibility of providing for your own medial care.  After all, your health and your medical care is the responsibility of either your employer or the government, right?  Because of this attitude socialized medicine is all but inevitable in this country, and you aren't going to like it even one little bit.

I read recently that in Canada, doctors are arguing before the Canadian Supreme Court to privatize Canada's Health Care system. Apparently, people are dying waiting in line to get treated....