Terror Plot Foiled in London

WELL NOW WE know that Al Qaeda is still mucking around.

LTB gracefully and humbly gives kudos to the British for catching these 21 lowlifes. And kudos to the civil service workers in the U.S. for aiding them. According to Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff, the plans for this multi-plane, multi-day attack were in its final stages.

For those who are travelling today:

• In Britain, NO carry-on luggage is allowed.
• In the U.S., carry-on luggage is still permitted. but NO liquids are to be brought on board, with the exception of some medications and baby formula.

In case you forgot, the post-9/11 world is still underway.

Liberman Loses!

LAST NIGHT Democratic Senatorial candidate Ned Lamont defeated incumbent Senator Joseph Liberman in Connecticut's Democratic primary. Liberman vows that he will continue his campaign as an independent, potentially dividing Democratic voters and aiding the Republican challenger.

Frankly, this isn't all too shocking because Joe Liberman has been outside the Democratic mainstream for a long time now. Pundits keep mentioning that the Senator has fallen far since he was a vice presidential candidate in 2000 but they seem to forget why Al Gore picked him as his running mate. Soured by Clintoinfidelity problems, Gore picked Liberman because he was the staunchest Democrat to criticize Clinton, not because he was well-liked or popular within the party.