Greetings from the Libby jury deliberations, Day Five. So far, nothing.

On another topic: Regardless of what is being said on the Huffington Post, if, as is being reported today, the Taliban has attempted to assassinate the Vice President of the United States, isn’t it time for a major American attack on Taliban facilities in Afghanistan and Pakistan? And if, as is also being reported, the Taliban is rebuilding its camps in both countries, doesn’t this give us more reason — as if we needed more — for such an attack? Political problems? We could send Richard Armitage back to work his magic with the Pakistanis. Even when we weren’t at war, didn’t Bill Clinton attack Iraq for planning an assassination attempt on a former president?