UH-OH

The press from Tenet's briefing is not good for GBII. The Atlanta Jounrnal-Constitution has an aggressive headline -- "Senate panel probes possible White House blame" -- and the bipartisan quotes are not so great. Republican Pat Roberts called the administration "sloppy."

The Detriot Free Press's Desiree Roberts parses the phrase "darned good":

Well, I may not be from Texas, but I know side-winding when I hear it. "Darned good" implies low expectations. It's a lackluster endorsement, usually reserved for the little ones, the lily-livered and the long in the tooth. Moms assuage their children's humiliation by telling them they made a darned good effort. If the Tigers win a game, well, that's darned good -- considering. My efforts to squeeze into last year's bathing suit? A darned good try.

And, in other, related news, law professor Jeff Cooper nails the coffin shut on his chances for a federal judgeship nomination -- at least for the remainder of this presidential election cycle.