NYT Declares a New Holiday: The Anniversary of the August 6, 2001 PDB Report on Terrorism

Unbelievable. Hardcore hard-left hack Elizabeth Bumiller strikes again, inserting, for no real purpose, that "annother anniversary" of the President's Daily Briefing on terrorism (shock: Al Qaeda wants to strike us!) has passed.

She notes that the President is trying to appear busy during his vacation out of a

desire to be in purposeful motion on another anniversary of the now-infamous C.I.A. briefing that Mr. Bush received at the ranch on Aug. 6, 2001. That briefing, which informed the new president that the terrorist network Al Qaeda had maintained an active presence in the United States for years and could be preparing for hijackings here, created a political uproar when its contents were eventually made public.

Kaus notes that this "anniversary" isn't exactly on everyone's minds at the 7-11 he frequents. Perhaps it's more celebrated at Bumiller's favorite Starbucks.

I've got to give it to the Daily Kos-- the tail is now wagging the dog. The most unhinged and hyperpartisan elements of the sinistrosphere say jump and the Times' neutral and objective reporters ask how high.