Juxtapositions

Here's a few interesting contrasts I gleaned from a cursory glance at the news on Yahoo this morning:

One:

a. The President (you remember him? The guy who takes a shitload of vacations?) has been going about the country trying to revive support for his war in Iraq. He pooh-poohed the idea that the country is sliding toward a sectarian civil war.

b. Sectarian killings have continued in Iraq, with some 120 bodies being found over the past 36 hours or so. Yep, things are really improving.

Two:

a. Debbie Harry of "Blondie" was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

b. The group Black Sabbath was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

I would have loved to hear Harry sing "Iron Man" while Black Sabbath performed "Heart of Glass." Would've been a lot of fun.