This is one of those rare moments when there's absolutely nothing going on. Today is supposed to be International Peace Day, but who besides Dr. Giersch's music students actually knew that?

OK, it's not that there's nothing happening. It's just that the things that are happening are so few and meaningless that most people just don't care anymore. To give you an idea, here are some of the most ridiculous things I picked up from the news in the last few days...

1. In a recent press conference, President Bush was asked whether he would help or hurt his fellow Republicans' chances of winning in the next election. He said he would be a valuable asset. He also said Nelson Mandela is dead.

2. The SCHIP program (which I and many of you are using) is up for renewal and a bipartisan coalition is trying to extend coverage to millions of uninsured children. The president has vowed to veto legislation to renew the program calling it an attempted political victory by the Democrats because they waited until the program is just about to expire to renew it. Yes, he's blaming the Democrats for putting kids' lives on the line by not renewing the program until it was up for renewal so he's vetoing the legislation to.... Wait a minute. What?

3. The approval rating for the president is hovering around 29%. If you think that's bad, Congress is at 11%. I think we all know why.

4. O.J. is in trouble with the law once again. If he went to jail like he was supposed to over a decade ago, we wouldn't have to hear about this now. As before, the news will make a ton of hype over nothing and he'll get away with being a criminal. The press will forget about him and he'll write another book. Repeat.

5. Britney's agent dropped her. But the good news is that Britney's performance at the VMA is getting better and better. She's way past due for a suicide. So are Paris Hilton, Kevin Federline, and Lindsey Lohan.

6. You all know about the Jena 6 story, so I don't need to explain it.

7. The ACLU is trying to defend Senator Larry Craig. Yes, the same ACLU that Craig has been fighting for years is now trying to save his ass from liberal organizations like the ACLU who have been trying to get rid of him. Go figure.

8. Alan Greenspan took several lashes at President Bush including the Iraq war, the economy, and financial stability. I wonder what the Bush Administration has to say about all of this.

As you can see, the country is pretty screwed up right now. Any thoughts?