I thought I would come out an Edsel or Ford Falcon, but turns out I am a practical Mazda Rx-3.

As per my curmudgeonly reputation, I move to eliminate the State of the Union Address and return to the "Annual Address to Congress," which was used from Jefferson to Wilson. The only thing missing Tuesday was Joan Rivers standing on the red carpet critiquing congressional dress -- one network actually asked its analysts, "President Bush is wearing a blue tie. What do you think is the significance of this?" How did he dress? How was his "delivery?" Who gives a flying fish? Just write up a message, send it to Congress, and have the clerks read it. If it was good enough for Franklin Pierce, it's good enough for George Bush (they are distant relatives, you know).

Drunk riding is legal in South Dakota. Giddyup!

Good point over at the "other" curmudgeon site, Joys of Curmudgeonry. "If the cartoon-caricatures of the prophet Muhammad were meant to propagate a dim view of the character of Islam, they do not do so as nearly as well as do the reactions to them in the Muslim world."