Had a hard time fathoming the headlines this morning. Out from behind the CIA admitting that Bin Laden escaped (a real shock) - and the government downplaying it's intimate games with Enron....

Bush Chokes on Pretzel - Passes Out.

In an afternoon press conference, the black-clad Prez flashed a shiner and matching fat lip from a fall that accompanied the "pretzel" incident. He indicated that all was well, and that the scare would not interrupt his schedule. Right. I suspect some kind energy folks from Texas, the same ones that asked Arthur Andresen to burn certain files, were paying a visit to Uncle George just to set the record straight.

Playing Chinese Torture Pretzel with George was just the icing on the cake.