In an article up right now on the front page of Wapo's Slate webzine, Troy Patterson explains exactly what everyone on this site has been saying in simple terms.  Colbert didn't bomb, because he isn't simply a comedian, he's a satirist.  He isn't playing to the people in the room, he's playing to the people who have a normal worldview.  

Most in the room didn't get it, Patterson says, because most of them had no idea who Colbert is.  He notes that the emcee "[pronounced] the final 't' in The Colbert Report.  Square."

The AP just released a report stating that Michael Brown, now-former head of FEMA, is blaming local officials for the lack of response to Hurricane Katrina.  However, this is not the reason I am writing this diary.  The reason I'm writing this diary is the egregious misuse of terminology by an AP staff writer to make this seem like another one of Bush's cowboy shoot-'em-up adventures.

Here's the opening lines:

It's bad enough that this is a straight-up repetition of talking points, but to refer to Katrina as an "attack" on New Orleans is absolutely bewildering.  And it gets worse.

London's mass transit system was bombed by a group claiming to be Al-Qaeda operatives. I was profoundly interested in the story, but did not feel terrified or nervous, as I did on September 11th. London's mass transit system is one of the most secure in the world: the implications are that it could happen just as easily here. Again. So why was I still so unaffected by it? Because my life has not changed all that much since September 11th. It was a crazy time, but it was far short of a full-on, all-out war. The attacks happened a thousand miles from my home. I still shop at Target and eat ice cream whenever I feel the urge. This is not a war for me. My cousin, on the other hand, is in Iraq right now. He is in a war zone. And one of President Bush's ever-changing reasons for having him there has made me very angry:

"We are fighting these terrorists with our military in Afghanistan and Iraq and beyond so we do not have to face them in the streets of our own cities."

Musing on this quote in extended.

Today around 9 a.m. local time, London was wracked by a series of explosions.  Six of these explosions took place on the London Underground, at least one other taking place on a double-decker bus. The Underground explosions are thought to be caused by a power surge (or series of power surges).

The London Financial District has been completely shut down, along with the entire London Underground.  Details are sketchy at this point but the explosions are assumed to be carefully coordinated, as they occurred both above and below ground within half an hour of each other.

The IRA has been mentioned on CNN in passing, but not explicitly proffered as the group behind the attacks. CNN reports that injuries are present and fatalities have been reported. Update [2005-7-7 5:49:45 by lightlytoasted]: Here's a link to the AP story on MSNBC.com, with details being added as they are released.

There is a dominant mindset here on DailyKos that pervades many discussions on the War in Iraq/War on Terror (tm BushCo).  This mindset consists of three premises:

1. Republicans support the Iraq War without reservation.

2. Republicans aren't enlisting to fight.

3. Republicans are cowards.

This is wrong, and I'll tell you why. (And, thanks to the wonders of the internet and Kos, you can tell me why not.)

Halliburton has been accused of "coordinating" bids with some of its competitors.  In layman's terms, this means that Halliburton had some of its buddies bid to raise the bar, and then came in lower to get as much money as possible from Joe Taxpayer.

The only thing I don't like about this story is the fact that it's the U.S. Justice Department going after these clowns.  God knows if it stands to hurt Dear Leader or his evil genius sidekick then nothing will come of it.  This is what happens when you fill the government with ideologues.