the Dalaverse

From Dan Froomkin in The Washington Post (you have to register to read the articles, but I'll c&p to save effort - although it's free):

The news has been kind to the White House for a few weeks, with media attention largely focused on the Republican convention and the attacks on John Kerry's war record.

But today is looking pretty tough.

Headlines blare the news that the death toll in Iraq has crossed the 1,000 milestone.

There are also big headlines about Bush's record $422 billion budget deficit and the multi-trillion-dollar deficit projections for the future.

Then there are all the stories about Vice President Cheney's jaw-dropping statement yesterday that a Kerry victory would result in more terrorist attacks. Even his own staff is qualifying it.

Bush's spotty National Guard record during the Vietnam War is turning into a full-fledged media conflagration, with more stories out today and "60 Minutes" weighing in tonight.

Plus, Sen.Bob Graham (D-Fla.) is all over the media charging Bush with covering up evidence that might have linked Saudi Arabia to the Sept. 11 hijackers.

And while the mainstream press is not putting stock in unauthorized biographer Kitty Kelley's hazily sourced allegations of past drug use by Bush, everybody -- at least everybody on the Internet -- seems to be talking about it.

It certainly isn't like the carefully scripted weeks of yore.

Do you think, perhaps, the media is WAKING UP?

That Cheney quote really was going too far. I mean, we all know that that's what they've been implying for months, but to actually come right out and say it? Why do we let them get away with this shit?

Here's to hoping that we're going to stop.

I've been really spammy today, no? 'Cause I'm bored. Sailing was canceled due to rain.

These apple rings from Trader Joe's are perrrrfect.