A lot of things have been pissing me off today...

If I can stay awake long enough, I will occasionally watch the Dai|y Show. Tonight was one such occasion, and it caused an usual rise in my blood pressure. Former vice president A| G0re was on the show discussing his new book, and made several allusions to the Bush administration blaming S@ddam Hussein's regime for the attacks on 9/11.

This has become a pet talking point for many liberals -- claiming that the Bush administration manipulated the American people into supporting the war in Iraq by placing blame on Sadd@m Hussein for the attacks of 9/11.

One inconvenient truth, if you will, is that this never happened. No one in the Bush administration ever said that anyone in the Iraqi government had anything to do with either the planning or the execution of the attacks of 9/11. It simply didn't happen.

Granted, a sizable amount of Americans thought/think that Iraq did have something to do with 9/11, but that's not because of the Bush administration. A quarter of Americans also think 9/11 was a government conspiracy. Just because people believe it, doesn't make it true.

Now, the claim was made that Iraqi government officials had contact with members of Al Q@eda and S@ddam Hussein has long been a well-documented supporter of terrorism, but never was the claim made by the Bush administration that there was any Iraqi involvement in 9/11.

In fact, if anyone can provide me with an example from a reputable source that anyone in the Bush administration ever did make the claim that Iraq had any involvement in the planning or execution of the attacks of 9/11, I will give you $100. No joke. Prove me wrong, and I will send you a check. On your mark, get set, go.