meanwhile, back in the Straits of Hormuz …

So, because we are a nation of narcissists, the news and the blogosphere are still all about the campaign.

In other news (courtesy of Google), Britney had a breakdown:

What Caused Britney’s Breakdown?
ABC News - 3 hours ago
The fallen pop star spent two nights in Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last week after failing to surrender her two sons to her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, initiating a three hour long standoff with cops.
Dr. Phil Defends Britney Visit, Denies Ambush E! Online

The Golden Globes are cancelled:

Golden Globes Telecast Canceled Due To Writers’ Strike: Report
MTV.com - 1 hour ago

Oh yeah. I almost forgot. There was a confrontation between American and Iranian warships in the Straits of Hormuz

According to CNN’s report, the Iranians radioed the Americans with a threatening remark. “I am coming at you,” the Iranian said, according to military officials cited by CNN. “You will explode in a couple minutes.”

U.S. troops manned their positions and officers prepared to give the order to fire, but the Iranians turned away, the U.S. officials told reporters in Washington. No shots were fired.

Dem partisans in the blogosphere are currently frothing at the mouth about New Hampshire, but some folks are talking about it. Here’s Wretchard:

The NYT’s Lede blog is probably correct in arguing that the Iranian actions are connected to the forthcoming trip by President George Bush to the region. “President Bush is arriving in the region on Tuesday, and The Washington Post reported today that he plans to rally support against Iran “even as a recent U.S. intelligence report playing down Tehran’s nuclear ambitions has left Israeli and Arab leaders rethinking their own approach toward Iran and questioning Washington’s resolve.” The Iranians are not the only ones making threats. Adam Gadahn, who is now a spokesman for al-Qaeda issued “an urgent call to our mujahideen brothers in Muslim Palestine, and in the Arabian Peninsula in particular, and all the region in general. They should be in full readiness to receive the crusader arch-killer Bush in his visit to Muslim Palestine and to the occupied Arabian Peninsula at the beginning of January. They should receive him not with roses and applause, but with bombs and booby-traps.”

Happy primary watching!