One more shout-out to the Washington Post before I move on:

These last few weeks have been a good time to be a subscriber to the Post. As the nation's financial system melts down, the paper has been on top of it with well-crafted, nuanced stories full of detail about how decisions were made and who was making them.

Of course, the gist of all the stories is that no one - in government or otherwise - really has much of a clue about what to do, but the daily coverage has been top-notch.

If you haven't seen it yet, take some time and read these two stories from the Washington Post this week.

The two-part series on Dick Cheney and the showdown between Justice and the White House over the secret surveillence program is amazing reporting - it's also worth checking out the earlier stories in the "Angler" series on Cheney, and I'm definitely going to want to check out the book when it comes out.

It's this sort of thing that keeps me going to the front door in the morning to pick up the Post. Often enough, I'll think the paper is overrated - the local coverage, especially, doesn't stand out from any other major metro paper.
But then a series like this comes along, or some excellent Olympics coverage, or a long-form feature story, and it makes up for all the mediocre days. It's the stories that take a long-term investment of time that make the paper great, and it's those stories that are often the first ones cut as media outlets try to beat the economy by cutting back on coverage.

nice touch, Apple

On iTunes AppStore today, all links work except one: when I try to see "All Free Apps" I get an error message saying the store is unavailable.

Looks like somebody wants their commission.

T-shirt of the day:

On the front, "Mennonite Mafia." On the back, in the style of a name
on an athletic jersey, "Spudnuts."

Bristol Palin's baby daddy is 'psyched' to be father, says his pal

You've gotta love the New York tabloids - any time a major political story includes the words "baby-daddy" and "stand-up dude" I'm going to be hooked.

NY tab story on Palin baby daddy

maybe a bit of an overstatement...

Heard while entering RFK Stadium for a D.C. United game tonight:

D.C. United has the best fans, in the history of sport.

Well, no.