I wish Dick Cheney were telling the truth

Dick Cheney has been running around telling anyone who won't throw rotten fruit at him that the insurgents in Iraq are upping the violence to try to affect the US election. Oh, how I wish that were true.

Eight US soldiers died in Iraq yesterday. Three died Wednesday.

(Again, I'm going to point out, that according to this White House, first the violence was temporarily increased to prevent the arrival of Maliki. Then, the violence was temporarily increased to prevent the appointment of Interior and Defense Ministers. Then the violence was temporarily increased because of Ramadan. Now the violence is temporarily increased because of the US elections.

Unfortunately, none of these "temporary increases" has been temporary.)