As noted by Adam Conner on Breaking Blue, the DNC has posted the state-by-state costs to pay for Bush's War. Through the magic of Excel, it is made clear that the states that supported Kerry in 2004 - hereafter called "so-called Blue States" - shouldered a significantly greater amount of Bush's War than those who went for Bush - hereafter called "so-called Red States."

By my calculations, 19 so-called Blue States have paid $207.1496 (55.18% of total), while 31 so-called Red States have paid $168.2247 (44.82% of total). That's a difference of $38.9249 Billion (10.37%), or almost $40 Billion. I could list a slew of reasons why this is unfair - exacerbated by rampant fraud and fatcatting of, shall we say, otherwise illiberal individuals - but my guess is that you by and large don't need me to tell you. State-by-state numbers below the jump...

Note: I think "Bush's War" might be a nice way for Dems across the nation to frame the war in Iraq. I know it's not precise enough - no credit given to Cheney et al. - but that's message framing for you.

I don't have the time to write a substantive summary or commentary, but I thought this was worth bringing to attention. Salon.com has an informative piece up by Nick Bromell, a high school chum of Scooter Libby who is solidly anti-Bush, that reeks of objectivity and truth (which happens to be my favorite aroma). Check it out:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/200 7/01/24/scooter_libby/index.html