The first signs of a little outrage fatigue. Liberals lose due to compassion fatigue. Conservatives, outrage.Sixteen Little Words ByBenjamin�Healy: "The WP fronts a new poll which found that President Bush's overall approval rating has fallen nine points over the last eighteen days to 59 percent. Fifty-eight percent of respondents said they approved of Bush's handling of the situation in Iraq, while 52 percent deemed the level of American casualties 'unacceptable,' the first time a majority has said so, according to the paper"


"These 16 words should never have been included in the text written for the president."
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice


Here's and indication that the administration has already pretty much shot its wad and is now into damage control:

The WP fronts and the LAT reefers word that a blue-ribbon presidential commission charged with revamping the Title IX rules regarding gender equity in school sports has wrapped up its inquiry, deciding that the guidelines should remain essentially unchanged after all.