Maureen Dowd's personal attacks on public figures don't tell us as much about the failings of politicans as they do the progress of her disease (to paraphrase novelist Caroline Gordon).

Is Graydon Carter *really* in line to be the next president of Harvard?

Who thought that up?

I followed your link to Dr. Bob's puppy post-- being a cat person myself, I liked the rotating epigram that appeared when I clicked on the link-- it was C. S. Lewis' remark that the human search for God is like the mouse searching for the cat. I'm sure my three felines have no difficulty at all with an ailuromorphic image of God! (I'm wondering how Dr. Bob's cats like the new puppy...)

"Where are we going to store all the spare nouns in the future?"
If you meant to say "spare vowels", then the answer would be Italy, of course.
If "spare nouns", then, hmm... Alexander Haig's closet?

Okay, it's a fair cop and I've corrected it. I plead "brain fade at two in the morning." Still, I am ready to accept punishment.

(adjusts wig) Well then... you shall transport one wheelbarrowful of spare vowels from Italy to Serbia, where the need is great.

Sir! Yes, Sir!