While the Europeans are actually talking to Iran, as discussed in the article <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1782131,00.html" source="Guardian Unlimited">Iran nuclear talks continue</a>, the US is deeply involved with an issue of similar earth-shattering import: the official language of the United States. To whit, they've decided that <a href="http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060519/NEWS06/605190502/-1/ZONES04" source="Indianapolis Star">English is 'national language'</a>. So, while the Europeans are once again taking the pussy's way out, the Americans are navel-gazing and pandering to the lowest common denominator while they wait for the bombs to start dropping. Way to go Congress. Oh, and thanks. The articles <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/21/AR2006052100435.html" source="Washington Post">Gonzales: Language Bill Purely Symbolic</a> and <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051901054.html" source="Washington Post">US Attorney Gen in 'linguistic snare' over English</a> offer some more information on this largely silly waste of a day in Congress. Stay tuned as president Bush digs deep into his "In" box and comes up with another attack on gay marriage---'cause it's not like there's anything else to do.