Quote of the Day

The situation in Wisconsin is deteriorating to the point that any day now I expect to hear that the president has requested hudna with Governor Walker. Hudna is an Arabic word that describes what some people will tell you is a truce. In reality, the truth is a bit more complex. Imagine that two people or groups have been exchanging gunfire for some time, and one side is getting the worst of it. The weaker side will request a hudna.

Request For Hudna
Most esteemed enemy:
We have been exchanging fire for some time now, and I am badly wounded and low on ammunition. In the name of Allah, the merciful and benevolent, I request that you cease shooting back at me while I seek medical attention and additional ammunition.

In western society this is known as an offer to compromise.

“Bipartisanship is another term of date rape. I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.”

Grover Norquist, the Sid Vicious of the GOP

I could get to like 'ol Grover.