From a reader:

While Colombians risk their lives to save American hostages, Democratic members of Congress do the politically expedient thing and oppose a free trade agreement with Columbia. It’s so embarrassing.

From another reader:

Che Guevara shirts! Isn’t that perfect? Once the rebels had ascertained that the crew of the helicopter weren’t stupid American college students with trust funds, of *course* they’d assume that they were fellow thugs.
I was already giddy over this story, but that detail makes it even better.