[Kermit]

I love Peggy Noonans stuff. She really can capture the passion, the suspense, the heroic around us.

"We'd come together to battle the asteroid, pooling our best talent and sharing our genius, wouldn't we?"

She got this wrong. It'll be the Americans taking care of it. Possibly the British, Russians and Germans will help out in some way.

[Notwithstanding]

Possibly the British, Russians and Germans will help out in some way...later claiming they contributed just as much to the effort...