Vacation and disaster

The last time I went on vacation, the tsunami hit.

I just got back from Europe (Berlin and Paris) last night.

The Bush cabal has shown its true colors -- pearly, caucasian white.

I will have much more to say in the coming days and weeks. But for now, I just want to say how appreciative I am of European media, particularly the British papers, which kept me informed as Bush fiddled while New Orleans drowned.

More soon, after jet lag wears off and I get some sleep.