What's Next?

So, let's see. We have a bullshit war in Iraq, a consolidation of power in the executive branch, and both sex and money scandals on Capitol Hill. And now, it seems that several large telecom corporations are gleefully cooperating with the NSA in a massive data mining operation. Makes me feel like Dante:

What's your encore? Do you, like, anally rape my mother while pouring sugar in my gas tank?

And, yet, what are the majority of Americans concerned about today? The elimination of the favorite from American Idol last night and the impending hoo-haa about the release of The Da Vinci Code. For fuck's sake, people, what will it take to wake the hell up and call on the people who supposedly represent us to actually do their fucking jobs?

For more incisive commentary on this breaking news than I have the time or talent to produce, see Orin Kerr over at Volokh, Glenn Greenwald at Unclaimed Territory, and Andrew Cohen at the Washington Post's new Bench Conference blog.