the rix mix

Today President Bush gets to eulogize four dead Boy Scout leaders before 40,000 Boy Scouts. Look for him to use the words heroes & Discovery, & probably terror. He should give a recruitment spiel ; we'll still be in Iraq when thousands of these kids are old enough to enlist. This president's arithmetic is far more terrible than a freak accident. On Wednesday, 300 scouts were stricken by heat while gathering for the speech, which was postponed due to severe thunderstorms. Update: Bush's second attempt to visit the Jamboree on Thursday was postponed until Sunday, at the Scouts' request.