Monday, July 29, 2002

Oh Frabjous, Glorious Morning: There is nothing more exhilarating than grand, good news. This weekend we got the best. Nine brave men successfully rescued from an underground hell by tough, smart men who did what had to be done. There will be many stories on the site today about it all but you can start here with an excellent piece by Guy Gugliotta in the Washington Post.

For Those Keeping Tabs: Here's the Monday morning Gallup poll. Bush is at 68% and there is no gender gap. The most effective thing about these polls is that it keeps the democrats constantly gnashing their teeth in despair which is good. Live by the poll, die by the poll.

Bubba Bashes Bush: This story started rumbling around over the weekend and you may have missed it. Seems Bubba had some kind of hysterical blame game seizure on Washington station WJLA-TV on Friday. If one feels "hysterical" is too strong find a more fitting word to describe this quote. "We had seven years of progress toward peace in the Middle East, and they tried to blame me for trouble in the Middle East. That's just what they do. Republicans have always done that. But it's bad form, and it's bad for America, and they should stop it." Nurse!

They Can't Live Without You: The media has cut Martha Stewart some slack for the last two weeks but that's all the help she's going to get. The NYTimes is back with a look at how much money she gets paid (didn't we know this?) and generally negative things to say about her company.

Hold That Pose: Reuters tells us that Saddam is "hunkered down." As he has been being informed on a near-daily basis for a year that we are going to blow up his entire country we wonder how uncomfortable a long term hunker must be.

Holy Joe and Nine Trapped Guys: Leave it to the rambunctiously new New York Sun (just now on line for your breakfast dining pleasure) to answer a question many asked over the weekend: What were those guys doing down there in the first place? The answer will surprise and anger you - which, of course, is our mission.

Chick Stuff: Those who watched the sweaty, tireless, tough men - many of them no longer kids - work around the clock to save their brothers lives in that Pennsylvania mine, might relax a bit about whether your son is going to get into Harvard, Princeton or Yale. Being a real man comes from someplace else.

-Your Monday Upbeat LComStaff