Alert reader Larry points to a Washington post item (noted in the blog blah3.com), in which Colin Powell gushes about using a sedative hypnotic drug called Ambien:

“They’re a wonderful medication — not medication. How would you call it? They’re called Ambien, which is very good. You don’t use Ambien? Everybody here uses Ambien.”

As Blah3 wrrites:

Everybody where, Colin?

Ambien’s common side effects include daytime drowsiness, dizziness, and changes in thinking and behavior. Less common but reported side effects include confusion, emotional instability, and an exaggerated feeling of well-being.

Ambien addiction is also more likely among people who have been dependent on alcohol and can cause amnesia.

Gee. Sound like anybody we know?

And can you freakin’ imagine the firestorm if somebody in the Clinton administration had gushed about a drug like this in the middle of a war?