Ms Sgrena, the Italian “journalist” who was the freed hostage in the car fired upon in the incident at a checkpoint near the Baghdad airport will be on 60 Minutes Wednesday tonight. I have already sent an e-mail to “60w@cbs.com” hoping that she will be served up more than the usually downy-gentle softballs, but I am not holding my breath.

Guys, the first thing you do when you hit the bottom is—- stop digging!