so what does "superb" mean these days?

Rumsfeld is "superb," Tenet is "superb" ...

Rumsfeld muffs one thing after another; Tenet tells the White House not to use questionable data in important speeches. They do so anyway, get caught and blame the messenger - the messenger who really did tell you not to say those things.

So, what does Rummy have to hang over Dubya's head? There must be something, unless Dubya Inc. is really as rigid and unaware as the general public believes. Tenet gave the administration more or less correct information (i.e. there might be weapons - OK, Woodward claims he used the phrase "it's a slam dunk" at one point, but he also said that Saddam was no threat to anyone), but whomever makes GW's decisions felt that it just wasn't scary enough and, uh, "sexed it up," if I may use a British exclamation.

I certainly can't imagine Dubya, the Calvinist prude, directing anyone to "sex it up," at least not in those words.

Tony Blair, though - I can see that. "You need to sex that bugger up!" Oh yeah.

Dell Hell and "Fresh Air"

They're talking about Dell - "Tom Friedman: The Other Side Of Outsourcing" - on Terry Gross' "Fresh Air" today.

OK, Dell "among other things."

I saw this guy on "The Daily Show," and for the first half of his interview I thought he was a Bushie.

He changed his tune; while he still supports job outsourcing in general, he sees problems with the current administration.

I had more to say about him, but right now we're having one of those "June Rains in Tallahassee ." I should probably log off so's I can disconnect from the grid. Mmmmm ... sparky.