I take no comfort in the public actions of the U.S. government, today. I take no comfort in watching Dubya stumble his way through a staged tough-guy phone call with Rudy Guliani who, frankly, has more important things to do right now. I take no comfort in watching as Poppy::Dubya is brought out of the closet to float the idea that The Company needs to be given carte blanche. I take no comfort in watching as Dubya::Mouthpiece cracks jokes with the press corps while saying "national security" will trump any, and every other, concern. I take no comfort in the fact that so many people are acting as though this as a captial-O opportunity to advance policy decisions without discussion or reflection.