how scary would this be?!

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Life imitates Hollywood:

A common blood pressure drug could help people who have witnessed traumatic events, such as the London bombings, to block out their distressing memories.

Cornell University psychiatrists are carrying out tests using beta-blockers, the journal Nature reports.

The drug has been shown to interfere with the way the brain stores memories.

Hmm, I can think of at least two Presidential terms I'd like to block out of my memory. But is it really a good idea to mess with people's memories?

However there are concerns that a drug which can alter memories could be misused, perhaps by the military who may want soldiers to become desensitised to violence.

Let's hope the Bush administration doesn't get a hold of this drug. What war in Iraq?

(wonder what we've already forgotten?! Damn, if what we remember is this bad, could you even imagine what they would make us forget?!)