Back to Work

It's going to be a light morning for blogging since I have six days' worth of stuff to catch up on at the office -- on about three hours' sleep (see below). But first glance through the headlines shows that a couple of noteworthy things to pass comment on:

Keith Olbermann had another good special commentary last night. It's good to see considered and thoughtful opinions get on the air. Regardless of the point of view, well-written criticism has been in danger for years in deference to the snappy sound-bite and exit cue. With his recent commentaries Mr. Olbermann joins the honored ranks of Edward R. Murrow, William F. Buckley, and Bill Moyers as wordsmiths on television.

Hugo Chavez calls Bush "the devil" and the orcosphere goes nuts. Jerry Falwell pretty much does the same thing to Hillary Clinton and not a peep. Go figure.

Sen. George Allen is accused of using the N-word when he was in college. Was it a youthful indiscretion or a pattern of pathological behavior that marks the man for life? Well, since he's a Republican, it's probably the former. The latter only applies to Democrats who get blow jobs.

Let me know if I missed anything else.