Is it cynicism? Paranoia? No, don't answer that.

I'm looking at the cnn website and the coverage of the 9/11 transcripts that were released today.

But what I'm really looking for are more photos of when the Bush motorcade sped by the protesting mom who lost her son in Iraq.

And all of a sudden, it occurs to me how convenient it is that the 9/11 stuff was released today of all days.

What's been getting a lot of top billing in the news lately? This mom outside W's ranch.

What would have gotten lots more coverage today? Bush's motorcade whizzing past her.

What doesn't seem to be getting as much coverage as it would have? Bush's motorcade whizzing by.

Why? Because the 9/11 stuff was made public today.

How does this help the Bush administration? It helps in two ways. It gave them some cover from the grieving, protest-mom story. And it reminds everyone of the fear and terror of that horrible day, hence the purported justification for the "war on terror". (Let's just continue to overlook the small fact that SADDAM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH 9/11 AND THAT OSAMA IS/WAS IN AFGHANISTAN AND WE STILL HAVEN'T CAUGHT HIM. OK, that' more than one fact to overlook.)

Speaking of things not really making sense, I heard Rick Santorum, Congressman from Philadelphia, say that the "war on terror" has been successful which is proven by the fact that the US hasn't been attacked since 9/11. We took the war on terror to the terrorists. Um, yeah. Tell that to the Londoners. Aren't they taking the war on terror to the terrorists also? Santorum actually said, "The proof is in the pudding."

On the other hand, I think the terror level alert was lowered today. Maybe the world is a safer place now. Heh.