■ The Kerry camp wants to attack Howard Dean, but not just now. Maybe they’re waiting for a French okay?
■ A thought for 9/11 +2 (from Grant by Jean Edward Smith). “[S]ometime after midnight [on the first day of the Battle of Shiloh] Sherman went looking for Grant. He had worked five hours to prepare his division to attack, but it seemed hopeless. His men had been thoroughly beaten and Sherman—who would have been the last to say so—thought it important ‘to put the river between us and the enemy.’ This is why he sought Grant, to see when and how the retreat could be arranged. The rain was coming down in buckets, punctuated by heavy thunder and lightning in the background. In this surreal setting Sherman found Grant standing alone under a large oak tree, dripping wet, hat slouched down over his face, coat collar up around his ears, a dimly glowing lantern in his hand, cigar clenched between his teeth… Sherman approached and said, ‘Well, Grant, we’ve had the devil’s own day, haven’t we?’ ‘Yes,’ answered Grant, puffing on his cigar. ‘Yes. Lick ’em tomorrow though.’”
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