Here is what you'll be seeing all over the news for the next couple of weeks instead of any serious news about Congress' deliberations on the war in Iraq. That's right...it's the latest "missing white girl" story. Just in time for Magical Semptember™.
I'm sure we all wish the family of the missing woman the best of luck in finding her safe and sound. This isn't really about her at all. It's about how this story will consume all oxygen in the news-sphere at just the right time to keep the fat part of the American bell curve from paying any attention to what really matters this month.
For now this story is only front-paged on Fox News' site, but assuming the woman isn't found soon, I expect CNN to follow suit. Most importantly, expect this story to begin occupying Fox and CNN and possibly MSNBC's televised news. Once again, if you want to find out what's really going on you'll have to search the Tubes™.