London calling and hello Vladimir. The juxtaposition of these two world events leaves me with a sorry sense of guilt since I had hoped so strongly for a reason to remove Paris Hilton from above the fold in thirty-point font size.

If we, as a nation, are not more than just a little concerned about the two attempted car bombings in London yesterday then we need a new national pharmacist. Kick up the dosage. Our welcome of a new British government converges with the second anniversary of the 7/7 London terrorist attack, all while a terrorist event welcomes Great Britain’s brand new Home Secretary on her first day at the office.

While it is encouraging that Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting the president at Walker Point, it’s not so encouraging that “Vladimir” is rounding-third on a deal to sell Venezuela some Russian submarines and other weapons of war. Let’s just hope that this time when President Bush looks into President Putin’s eyes that he will see more than just rubles.