(1) I’ve never seen much point one way or the other to the ANWR fight. I don’t think drilling would devastate the environment, but I also don’t think it’s much of a solution to any of America’s energy problems.

(2) I prefer the term “Ponnuruvians.”

(3) If Bush and his people were expecting an insurgency, or even hoping for one, why did they spend its early days denying its existence?