What the hell is this? In a book review in the NY Times, the reviewer begins his review with these remarks.

One of the most persistent questions an American hears in Europe is: Why is the United States wasting so much time on (fill in the foreign crisis du jour) instead of doing more to solve the No. 1 issue in the cosmos, the lack of peace between Israel and the Palestinians? If you are the vice president, you might be tempted to offer an eloquent, if obscene, two-word rejoinder. For those desiring a longer explanation, look no further than Dennis Ross's memoir, ''The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace."

Where did that come from? Cheney wasn't even arguing about the Middle East when he made his remarks. And wasn't it John Kerry who said that Bush "f***d up" when specifically commenting on U.S. policy in the Middle East?