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The good old days, when Albright, Cohen and other Clinton administration officials were defending plans to attack Iraq for refusing access to UN weapons inspectors, story here . Apparently, Mad Maddy no longer believes what she said in 1998: "No one has done what Saddam Hussein has done, or is thinking of doing. He is producing weapons of mass destruction, and he is qualitatively and quantitatively different from other dictators."

A few other things have changed. Clinton, Gore, et al., demand that Bush obtain UN permission to proceed. In 1998:

Albright has stated throughout the trip that the United States is informing allies of its intentions but is not canvassing for support or asking permission to enforce the disarmament conditions set by the U.N. Security Council at the close of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. WashPost

These people make me sick.

I know we've hashed and rehashed this issue in the past, but I accidentally came across a few accounts of Bill and Chelsea's 10/25/01 visit to Rome. Remember, this is barely 1-1/2 months after the 9/11 attack.

From La Stampa:

Rome, October 25th 2001 "Dad, stay at the hotel, I'm not a child anymore" Three American marines are following Chelsea Clinton. Afterwards, the crowd in Via Condotti will scream "Bill, Bill, Bill" and him, surrounded by thirty policemen goes shopping at Gucci's. Then he will buy a blue checked shirt at Il Portone, spending 120.000 Lire.

From Il Messagerro:

Rome, October 25th 2001 If there's a positive side about not being the president of USA anymore, Bill Clinton has found it yesterday. He found himself free to go shopping, accompanied by 25 bodyguards he visited Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Il Portone

From Corriere della sera:

Rome October 25th 2001 Relaxed and happy, hand in hand with his daughter Chelsea, Bill Clinton wandered around for the centre of Rome. He spent the afternoon going shopping in Via Condotti, visiting Gucci where he bought a pair of shoes. While his daughter was triyng some trousers he went to Il Portone in Via delle Carrozze where he bought 2 shirts. link

It's good to know that both of them got over their intense grief over the loss of 3,000 lives long enough to go off on a hand-holding, bodyguard-surrounded shopping trip to the exclusive clothing shops of Rome. Of course, my heart is warmed by the knowledge that I'm helping fund the 25 bodyguards and three Marines who protect these pieces of dung.