Good news. The fed has hit the debt ceiling, forcing it to borrow from government pension funds. Hooray! And in the last debate, Shrub said, "My opponent talks about fiscal sanity. His record in the United States Senate does not match his rhetoric." Maybe that was an ex-ag-ger-a-tion.

And even more good news. The "safe zone" in Baghdad? Yeah, well, not so safe.

Electronic voting machines? Not so good.

But at least someone had the vision and wisdom to make a "Miami Vice" movie.

Don't worry. Things aren't looking much better for amphibians.