I am not a morning person. Which is a little worrisome considering I want to become a teacher but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. (I knew it was a problem when members of my staff would ask if I'd had my coffee before bringing anything of substance to my attention. But I digress.)

As I'm lying in my usual morning fog, I heard Condie Rice on the Today Show say that, in fact, our President was a victim -- yes a VICTIM -- of a misinformed intelligence community. We can't blame him for their failure, she says. I swear to god I would have thrown something at the TV screen if I'd been more awake. Let's just hope this latest accountability dodge is not swallowed by most people. Not holding my breath, though.