IVINS ON KISSINGER

One of my favorite columnists, Molly Ivins, minces no words about old war horse Henry Kissinger, recently pulled out of mothballs to advise the Bushies on Iraq. Here's an excerpt from her Creators Syndicate column on Oct. 9:

The Old War Criminal is back. I try not to hold grudges, but I must admit I have never lost one ounce of rancor toward Henry Kissinger, that cynical, slithery, self-absorbed pathological liar. He has all the loyalty and principle of Charles Talleyrand, whom Napolean described as "a piece of dung in a silk stocking."

Just count the number of Americans and Vietnamese who died between 1969 and 1973, and see if you can find any indication he ever gave a damn.