McCain, Lance Live Strong (Atlantic.com)--From AdT’s “Conspiracy Pragmatist’s Diary”: Armstrong cycles with Bush in Crawford, shares stage with McCain . . . This guy is a follower, not a leader. Did he make a Faustian bargain to win the Tour de Lance seven times in a row to plant a propaganda message of American superiority prior to the Iraq invasion? Some undetectable snuff from Company alchemists? History will ultimately test his urine samples.


McCain visits German restaurant in Ohio (AP)--Makes most daring speech of his presidential campaign: “Ich bin ein bratwurst.”


Qantas flight drama: Eyewitness account of luggage coming UP through the floor (AP)--Behind the news: A trial cost cutting measure to eliminate luggage carousels on the ground.