Here’s a Democrat who stood up against this crazy war: Teddy Kennedy. And still proud of his vote. “My vote against this misbegotten war is the best vote I have cast in the United States Senate since I was elected in 1962,” Kennedy said. “And my call more than a year ago — more than a year ago — to bring our troops home is one of my proudest moments.”

And after today’s carnage in Iraq, and every additional day of death and destruction, he should be even more proud.

Gunmen Kill 21 Commuters Near Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Gunmen dragged passengers off a buses northeast of Baghdad and killed 21 people, including a dozen high school students. The attackers spared four Sunni Arabs in one the worst sectarian atrocities in recent weeks.

Serwan Shokir, the mayor of Qara Tappah, said one other person was wounded in the early morning attack. He said there were 26 people on three mini headed from his town to Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.

The 12 slain students were apparently headed for Baqouba to take exams.

Of the dead, 19 were Shiite Turkomen and two were Kurds.