Still August in DC

Ms. Harris, is that you? I barely recognized you with your completely new face. Yes, Ms. Harris probably should have chosen a busier time of year to complain that newspapers are 'colorizing' her face to make her look bad.[AP/CNN story] Talk about setting yourself up. Everyone knows that there's nothing going on in Washington in August and the media is scouring for anything that resembles news. Presto: they found something. Looks as if Kate has had some work done recently -- and I'm pretty sure this work required a bit more than a couple of geeks sitting at a computer playing with Photoshop. The 'then' photo is from 2001 and the 'now' photo is from Ms. Harris' official House website. See if you can spot an differences.

Which photo looks more Senatorial?

Quick bits for a good read this weekend:

Novak loses it on CNN. Is the Rove-Plame issue getting to him? [NY Times]

Al-Qaeda says it's Blair's fault. Why do AQ insist on being such bastards? [Financial Times]

McGreevey has a new book deal in the works. I'm shocked! [Wash. Times]

Are Dems grasping at straws over Roberts? The take from Just Inside the Beltway is below -- just scroll down. The take from the Washington Times is here.

Iacocca in the Dogg Pound. What cause could possibly be good enough to pair the Snoop Dogg and Mr. GM? Find out here.

How about those O's. Six weeks ago: first place, two MVP candidates, star on verge of 3000 hits. Today: 10.5 games out of first, manager just fired, star on verge of perjury charges for taking steriods. That's one bad six-week stretch. [Tim Kurkjian explains]