America — fuck yeah!

A quick question: As I left town on Friday, the pundits were all a-titter discussing whether the new bin Laden tape benefited Bush or Kerry. How come no one was discussing what he actually said? But, no, we're not a self-centered nation.

Meanwhile, if you need to let off some election steam, go see "Team America: World Police." It's here to save the motherfucking day now.

UPDATE: This from the L.A. Times is interesting:

In fact, what has caught the attention of the U.S. intelligence community is the strangely conciliatory nature of Bin Laden's new message, said some government officials and outside experts.

These experts said Bin Laden appeared to be intensifying his campaign to "re-brand" himself in the minds of Muslims worldwide, and become known more as a political voice than a global terrorist.