Yep. He sucks at this. I don’t want theSlot to become Gawker-like. It was so much better than Gawker.

Veteran here. Couldn’t agree more. Powell was supposed to be a soldiers soldier. When he stood up at the UN, I thought “well, they really must know something we don’t” I have lost every once of respect I had for the man who knowingly sent me to war for no reason.

Yeah, Brendan’s headline is coming from the Matt Lauer School of Reporting.

Thank you! That is a disgustingly ridiculous headline. Jesus Christ. This isn’t supposed to be Breitbart. Is it? IS IT?

OMFG. I never do this but - this is our headline here at the Slot? Really? The email clearly says she wants to “bring along the state department” and asks for advice. Where is the “bypassing” attempt, exactly?