Cursor's Media Patrol - 09/20/05

Slate's Fred Kaplan says that a North Korea breakthrough "could easily have been accomplished two and a half years ago, had President George W. Bush been willing." The deal, which reportedly involved a "take it or leave it" maneuver by China, is now in doubt.

Billmon observes that while the "top homeland security advisor" assigned to lead an "internal White House inquiry" into Katrina has "absolutely no job experience whatsoever" in disaster response or emergency relief, she does have "prior cover up experience"

Alberto Does America Commenting on the formation of a new anti-obscenity 'porn squad' that is said to reflect "one of the top priorities" of Attorney General Gonzales, an FBI agent tells the Washington Post, "I guess this means we've won the war on terror."