[Mitchell]

Can you say "stalemate"? I knew you could.

I caught part of an interview with Tom Daschle earlier today. He was asked what he thought of the idea of going to war with Iraq. He said that now wasn't the time, that it would have unfortunate consequences that he wasn't sure we could endure. (This is from memory, so it's not an exact quote. But it's the gist of what he said, and, in particular, I was struck by his unusual use of the word "endure", which he definitely said.)

Interpretation: A person who receives as much anthrax in the mail as he did, with a warning letter, understands the implicit threat.

[Clinton's a rapist]

Interesting. Someone here mentioned that Charles Krauthaummer also made some statements along those lines in a TV interview a few weeks ago. Saddam has motive, means, and opportunity. His deterrence plan seems close to foolproof, as far as I can see. My predictions stand: we won't be arresting a "domestic" anthrax culprit or attacking Iraq anytime soon.

[Clinton's a rapist]

The claims for precise genotyping of Ames sub-strains seem to be evaporating, too, as well as the initially impressive suggestion that the FBI has a credible "rogue scientist" suspect, debunked above. See Scientists say genetic analysis not likely to crack anthrax investigation.