I hope they get one. And I hope our media isn't sticking microphones in their faces and asking leading questions like, "Don't you have a problem with Bush using your team in an ad?"

Iraq lost?

There will be an accounting, I hope.

In related news, the Iraqi Soccer Coach did not have his hands cut off after this loss. Also, it was reported that the leading scorer's knees remained properly located in their sockets following the game. In addition, the goal tender allegedly retained his eyesight in advance of next year's World Cup competitions. Finally, the waterboy was not forced to spend a week sitting on the Black Chair for mistakenly replacing Gatorade with Powerade.

Also in other news, Iraqis in Najaf shouted "Death to America" as Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army continued to fight United States Marines for control of that oh-so-Holy City.

Dave
Arlington, Virginia

Oh no doubt about the leading questions. If they medal, Katie Couric will demand they appear before her greatness on the Today Show. Then she will ask leading questions and nod her head in that stupid puppy on the dashboard manner she has. She might even do that stupid foot thing she does as well.

I wish someone would leave her in Greece. Like, forever.

No doubt this is Bush's doing. He's obviously found another insidious way to heap suffering on the Iraqi people by arranging for their soccer team to come tantalizingly close to a gold medal, and then have it snatched away at the last minute by a team obviously filled with ringers provided by the Halliburton corporation.

Bah, who cares. Punk on the radio spoiled the women's beach volleyball results. Matters not; I shall stare disturbingly at Misty May anyway.

You can take Misty May, she's definitely a'ight; but I shall reserve the majority of my disturbing stares for her seven-foot-tall teammate Marsh. And if I could offer one suggestion to improve women's beach volleyball - more team hugs and ass-slapping, please.

You mean Walsh. But yeah, she's damn cute. I like May for her bubble butt. The Unabrewer is an Ass Man.

They would have tried harder if they'd had to worry about Uday's prick up their ass

I'm suspicious of the timing of both the Iraqis wins, their loss and their upcoming medal round game.

I'm also quite suspicious that the US has more medals than any other country.

It's also quite suspicious that the Olympics will end just before the Republican National Convention actually begins.

Finally, I find it quite suspicious that the Republican National Convention begins on a Monday, traditionally the start of a new work week. Is Bush trying to tell us that he is a new beginning?

In the interests of fairness, it would be much better for the country if the Olympics, the Republican Convention, and all Mondays (along of course with any positive news whatsoever from anywhere about anything) be postponed until after the election, so that the media can focus on important issues like Abu Graib.

Walsh - that's it. I guess I'd melded May and Walsh in my brain, creating "Marsh" - a 6'2" volleyball Amazon with a whole lotta good junk in the trunk - you know what I mean. The volleyball's almost made up for all the men's gymanstics my wife made me watch.

I thoroughly enjoyed the free girl-on-girl action they provided after they won.

Indeed. Aye caramba!