You know, if we could manage a presidential election in the midst of a freakin' Civil War, I think we can manage an election in the wake of a terrorist attack. Nicole is right—it's all to make John Wayne look more impressive. Of course, John Wayne WAS impressive because of his cool and grace. Cheney et al are more reminiscent of a gang of Peter Lorres.

I'm at the Bookery all day today, so we might have some poetry moments later on. More Cantos eventually. I broke down and ordered Carroll Terrell's A Companion to the Cantos of Ezra Pound after looking at a copy in another bookstore; it's just too useful not to own. I learned from a single glance that the "Section" in Section: Rock-Drill refers at least in part to the "golden section," which would seem to be a marker of the rational rendered aesthetically pleasing. I may just have to sit down and read the damn thing cover to cover.