Katrina Redux

Did the veep go too far? Americablog's John Aravosis says yes:

"I'd like to know who Dick Cheney was talking about when he said Monday that 'some' Americans say we should appease the terrorists so they don't hit us again. I've never heard any American suggest any such thing, and certainly no Democrat. (Was Cheney talking about a Republican, perhaps even someone in the White House?)

"So please, dear media, just like you pestered John Kerry incessantly about who those supposed 'world leaders' were who didn't want Bush to win re-election, please demand that the vice president name names and provide us with quotes."

Pat Carr, a Rochester, Minn., councilman, has been getting praise on the Web site of the city's paper, the Post-Bulletin --which, it turns out, was secretly written by Pat Carr.

CNN anchor Kyra Phillips complains about her sister-in-law--and doesn't realize her mike is on during a Bush speech. Wonkette has the YouTube video.

In other female anchor news, how Katie Couric lost lots of weight without even trying .

The new co-host of "Today" is revising and extending her remarks, as the New York Post reports:

"Meredith Vieira says she called former boss Barbara Walters Monday -- telling her that a quote attributed to Vieira calling 'The View' a 'joke' was taken out of context.

" 'I did call Barbara because I was very upset, and she was upset, too,' Vieira told The Post.

"Vieira, interviewed in Time magazine, was asked about former co-host Star Jones' stormy departure from 'The View' last June. 'I feel very sad for everything that's happened and for everybody involved,' Vieira told the magazine. 'I'm proud of the work we did there, but it's not a good time in the history of that show. It's hard to watch. It sort of became a joke.'

"Vieira says Walters was understanding of the situation during their morning phone chat.

" 'She said [the "joke" quote] 'doesn't sound like you, but if it was you, I'll have to hurt your husband,' " Vieira said. 'I think she's used to things being taken out of context.'

"Vieira said her 'joke' comment was meant to describe, in her opinion, the way in which the media was treating 'The View' in the weeks following Jones' exit."

What? Blaming the media?