Silly Carnival

You know, this whole white smoke-black smoke thing isn't working out too well. Now - for the 2nd or 3rd time, the light smoke isn't darkening but the bells have not run in Rome.

How many Catholics are in the U.S. and why are they giving this such coverage?

But I could ask that of Oklahoma City, too. I tend to think our system of endless, endless, endless grieving there and elsewhere tends to lead perhaps to more who would do what was done in OK City a decade ago. And yet we have no understanding of what angered Tim McVeigh so much to do this, and only platitudes and anger about why 19 terrorists on 9/11 killed so many.

Rats. There is a new pope they say. And my phone's not ringing. I hope it's not this Ratz fellow.