SILLY THINGS THAT DON'T SQUARE UP

U.S. counterterrorism officials say attacking Iraq could be pretense for a terrorist attack on our soil or our interests. Hence, our color-coded warning alert service scare-people dealie went from yellow ("elevated", sounds very sexy indeed) to orange ("high", also known as "what the bushies must be if they think attacking Iraq will bring about world peace").

Hold the phone! What was all that in the State of the Union speech about Bush saying that Al Qaeda was no longer a significant threat to our security? Shouldn't the color system have gone down? Make up your mind!