Numbing
This week's headlines:

21 dead in nightclub in Chicago

We are for sure gonna drop the bomb on Iraq, Bush says

26 dead as snow blankets Northeast

Clerical error at hospital might cost girl, 17, her life

Four terrorism suspects arrested in Chicago and Tampa

39 dead in nightclub in Rhode Island

I keep waiting for someone to say, "And now for the good news ... "

I once saw a bumper sticker -- one of my favorites actually, which read, "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." I'm learning why so many people simply aren't paying attention.