From The Editors, the best explanation of Bush’s shoe-dodging I’ve yet seen:
Judged as a display of alertness and ninja prowess, the President’s dodge is, indeed, impressive.  But George W. Bush has spent most of his life fucking things up horribly, and then escaping any consequences for his incompetence and indifference.  This is who he is.  What you have seen is not a moment of quick thinking, it was  the man’s essence.  He always escapes unharmed.

As usual, Brandy beat me to it, but I couldn’t let this pass by without comment.
I swear to God, I thought this was an Onion article, but no, it’s the Wall Street Journal:
NEW YORK — Sen. John McCain said he will “suspend” his presidential campaign on Thursday and will return to Washington to focus on the unfolding economic crisis. In the meantime, he called for a delay in the presidential debate scheduled for Friday night in Mississippi.
t’s been “unfolding” for months, and now McCain wants credit for finally noticing that …

 
I wish I was the type of person who sent cards out to people. I have good intentions. Numerous boxes of purchased stationary and thank you cards have gone unopened. It’s not that I don’t care. I just happen to have the attention span of a bunny on crack. It is truly a miracle I can get through composing an email without dashing off to chase after something shiny.
If I were the type of person who could send out cards, my desk would be stocked with Just Jenn Designs. The creator …