While you might have been pre-occupied with Labor Day celebrations or political conventions, there have been a few other things going on in the world. If I didn't know better, I'd say we are closing in on victory in Iraq, the US economy is growing even faster than it was growing when people thought it wasn't, Anthropogenic Global Warming is being debunked and things just seem to be going our way.
Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a Century, Drop in solar activity has potential effect for climate on earth, 9/1/08
Petraeus submitted report on troop cuts, The top US commander in Iraq has given his military superiors and Defense Secretary Robert Gates his initial recommendation on when to
resume US troop withdrawal and at what pace, 8/30/08
