Duct Tape Dreams and Bottled Water Wishes

Ridge steps down as Homeland Security chief.

"The Justice Department announced plans this week for a new color-coded alert system with green for the most relaxed and red as the most serious warning. ....Strom Thurmond was visibly enthused about the plan, saying, 'A colored alert system? I've been waiting for one of them for years.'" —Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update"