Congress' Summer Recess Fun Is Very Much Over!
A special "Welcome Back" to America's congress, Congress, who have just returned from the least fun recess ever. They will now be expected to figure out a health care plan for a citizenry who insist that eating each other's limbs is an effective means by which to debate health care plans. [ Washington Post ]
People who know about such things disagree over whether sending more ground forces to Afghanistan will prevent future terrorist attacks or whether the key is doing a grassroots thing, whereby the Afghans learn to hate terrorism on their own. [ New York Times ]
Oh good: jobless Americans have taken to forming quasi ad-hoc local militia supplements to our country's police forces. [ Wall Street Journal ]
Macaroni virtuosos Kraft Foods will purchase Cadbury, they of the Eggs, whether Cadbury likes it or not. [ Reuters ]
Joe Kennedy II will not be running for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, making the race a novel Kennedy-less one so far. [ Los Angeles Times ]
Three British men were convicted on charges of unsuccessful terrorism for their botched plan to blow up seven North America-bound planes. [ AP ]