I’ve been busy most of the day, and only had time for my Patriots post.  Frankly, I think that was plenty brilliant enough to get the typical reader through the day, but in case you require more brilliance, I will post below Mark Steyn’s latest epistle at the Corner in its entirety.  It is quite possibly the most brilliant use of the English language since Hamlet.  And no, I’m not kidding:

I went over to the Fox News story on Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit and was laughing my head off over the charge that he was fired to "pacify the White House" when my eye fell on the right-hand column of current headlines. What a snapshot of the world. In order:

    * Idaho Man Blames Wild Sex for Car Crash
    * Man Declared Dead Awakens During Autopsy
    * Court Revokes Britney Spears' Teen Role Model Career
    * New Zealand Cops Discover Woman's Body in Car Belonging to Father of 3-Year-Old Abandoned Girl
    * British Woman Divorces Son of Usama Bin Laden
    * Questions Raised Whether Tasered Student Planned to Stage Incident at Kerry Forum
    * Alicia Silverstone to Appear Nude in PETA Commercial
    * O.J. Simpson Released From Jail After Posting $125K Bail in Armed Memorabilia Heist Case
    * Iranian General: We Have Plans to Bomb Israel if They Attack Us
    * Armless Man Will Not be Charged With Head-Butting Death of Ga. Man
    * Meteorite Crash Causes 'Mystery Illness' in Peru
    * Milwaukee Nun, 79, Charged With Having Sexual Contact With Two Boys
    * Youngest of 3 Sisters Allegedly Set on Fire by Mom Dies in Hospital
    * Pop Tarts: Jamie Foxx’s Fertile Fantasy: Impregnating Halle Berry
    * Dan Rather Expected to Report Boeing 787 Unsafe
    * Report: Jesse Jackson Says Barack Obama 'Acting White' in Case of Six Blacks Accused in Assault Case

What I like about the list is the vague feeling that it's computer generated and would make no difference randomly reshuffled:

*New Zealand Cop Divorces Son Of Usama Bin Laden
* Alicia Silverstone Expected To Report Boeing 787 Unsafe
* Milwaukee Nun Will Not Be Charged With Head-Butting Death
* Report: Jesse Jackson Says OJ Simpson "Acting White"
* Dan Rather To Appear Nude In PETA Commercial

I would add a few other computer generated possibilities:

*Armless man to appear nude in PETA add

* O.J. Simpson: I Have Plans to Bomb Israel if They Attack Me

* Dan Rather Blames Wild Sex for Car Crash

* Dan Rather Divorces Son of Usama Bin Laden

Obviously Dan Rather is the comedic lynchpin that holds this whole thing together for me.  But feel free to play along in the comments if the urge strikes.

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