"Yeah, Josh, the fortune-telling function of my Blackberry

says the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote in December to

hold us in contempt for refusing to testify about the U. S.

attorney purge scandal. Well, it's only August here in

Minneapolis, right after the I-35 bridge collapse. So I

suppose we'll cross that bridge when we come to it,

assuming, of course, it doesn't collapse, too.

"Kid, you did a heckuva job rescuing those children from the

school bus. Oh, by the way, I need someone to lead our nation

to victory in Iraq. Interested?"

Sydney Harbour Bridge As Seen by Drunken Tourist

There's a notable bridge across the

Mississippi River named after Hale Boggs,

Cokie Roberts' father. Rumor has it that one

of the Beltway underpasses in Washington, DC,

is slated to be named in her honor.