Now serving, number 88. Number 88, your death is ready

Hrmph. So I'm waiting for Mrs. Switzer to come home from California - she was supposed to leave Oakland at 5:45 and land just before 7:00, but now they're scheduled to leave at...um...six minutes ago and land after 8:00. Of course, the plane's still on the ground. Fortunately, she's flying Alaska, which is perfectly fricking safe. So I'm not nervous or anything. Thanks, non-union Alaska employees! Please don't kill my wife!

Anyhoo, it seems we've killed the number 2 guy in Al Qaeda...again! Hooray! Fweeet! This time, we did it on a bombing run in a village - in an allied country with which we are not at war. Sorry, civilians in Pakistan, no hard feelings from the infidels! All our bombings are conducted with your freedom in mind.

See, here's the thing. This is, like, the 88th consecutive number two guy in Al Qaeda that we've allegedly blown to hell along with various of their cousins, neices and nephews. Don't you think that at some point, folks would start to refuse promotions? Like, say "No thanks, Osama, I'm happy being regional manager of acquisitions" or something? Or maybe, just maybe, our civilian leaders at the Pentagon like to keep telling us this whenever things get rough for the ol' boss in that big house across the river. Hmmmmm...Let's keep an eagle eye on this story.

[UPDATE] Alaska says the flight's taken off. Here's hoping!