Metaphor of the day

I'm watching CNN here. A commentator just described the bombardment of Baghdad as akin to "a symphony conducted by a great conductor" -- in this case a certain general in charge. Man.

One antidote is the bitterly irreverent Get Your War On: "All I have to say is, once this is over, the Iraqi people better be the freest fucking people on the face of the earth. They better be freer than me. They better be so fucking free they can fly."

The Washington Post reported today that a control room glitch allowed viewers of one of the BBC channels to watch Bush preparing on camera for his war-opening speech Wednesday. The Mirror said:

Moments before the historic Bush speech began BBC News 24 accidentally showed the President being spruced up by aides. Viewers saw the US leader shuffling awkwardly in his chair as minions busied themselves trying to smarten his appearance. One assistant fiddled with his right lapel as a woman sprayed his hair, frantically combing his trademark side-parting into place. She also brushed his jacket clear of dust as Bush made himself comfortable before making the speech.