MSNBC's Countdown aired this segment about Bush's announcement that he is solving the Global Warming problem. No really, he is. And then at a press conference, he recruits several members of the press for a little birthday photo-op with him.

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Olbermann : The fortunes of Senator Lieberman‘s former running mate, the aforementioned Al Gore, on the rise recently because of the former vice - president‘s impassioned stance, compelling film about global warming, President Bush using an interview pegged to his 60^th birthday to announce that he is solving global warning. In response to a question about whether Mr. Gore is right about the subject, the baby-boomer-in-chief going even further than he did last week when he said he‘d always acknowledged that the problem exists. He tells “People” magazine, quote, “I think there is a debate about whether it‘s caused by mankind or whether it‘s caused naturally, but it‘s a worthy debate. It‘s a debate, actually, that I‘m in the process of solving by advancing new technologies, burning coal cleanly in electric plants, or promoting hydrogen-powered automobiles, or advancing ethanol as an alternative to gasoline.”

Military leadership is having difficulty completing a request from President Bush for plans to bomb Iran.

In his latest article, Seymour Hersh writes, "The generals and admirals have told the administration that the bombing campaign will probably not succeed in destroying Iran's nuclear program. A crucial issue in the military's dissent, the officers said, is the fact that American and European intelligence agencies have not found specific evidence of clandestine activities or hidden facilities. The war planners are not sure what to hit."

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