A few good reads for the weekend:

William Saletan at Slate compares Bush to a famous footballer who ran backwards the length of the field until tackled by a team-mate.

Molly Ivins at Working For Change says forget about Bush, look at the people around him and what they have been doing for the past for years:

"When the country endures a hideous terrorist attack, is it actually useful for the White House to oppose the commission assigned to find out how it happened? To first deny it adequate funding, then refuse to provide it with critical documents, then oppose an extension of its deadline, then refuse to allow the commission access to prisoners who played key roles in the attack, then try to stop Condoleezza Rice from testifying, then refuse to have the president testify under oath?"

And for anyone who wants to practice their French - et pourquoi pas? - here's a couple of interesting stories:

Increasing diffferences in European and US attitudes, particularly regarding the use of force, and Chechen rebels offer a 20 million dollar reward for Putin.