Dude, Steve, decaf

Meanwhile, civilization disintegrates even in the drier parts of the country:

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer vowed to "kill" internet search leader Google Inc. in an obscenity-laced tirade, and Google chased a prized Microsoft executive "like wolves," according to documents filed in an increasingly bitter legal battle between the rivals.

..."I'm going to f---ing bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again," the declaration quotes Ballmer. "I'm going to f---ing kill Google."

NOLA: It was a matter of time, I guess

Xeni notes: An article on the Army Times web page is referring to American citizens in New Orleans as "the insurgency". Does this mean the United States is now in an undeclared state of civil war?

And suddenly, somehow, things get even worse

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening at his home in suburban Virginia, said Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg. ( How CNN handled it.... )