Rare statesmanship from the Prez:

President Bush on Monday tapped two former presidents — his father, President George H.W. Bush, and his predecessor, President Clinton — to lead a nationwide fund-raising campaign to help victims of the Asian tsunamis.

Brilliant. More like this, please.

Given the incredible outpouring of private donations thus far, it seems like such an effort may not be strictly necessary. But when the headlines go away and the painful, unglamorous process of reconstruction begins, "Poppy and the Clenis" will be useful. That is, if they themselves don't lose interest ...