Monday Quick Fix 6 (12/6/04)

So, when is a ha-huge snowstorm not a ha-huge snowstorm? When it’s predicted by the local weather channels, at 100% probability, and doesn’t happen. I waited for the Mother of All Snowstorms to hit Friday night, then Saturday day and then again Saturday night. When it finally came, it was no big deal. About 2 inches or so. It was enough to scare my mother-in-law. Then, she just moved here from sunny northern California and she’s easily scared by snow. Bottom line? The local weathermen blew it. But I doubt they’ll mention that on their broadcasts tonight.

Photo Fix: Kofi Annan is up to his armpits in trouble re: the Iraq oil-for-food scandal. But he sez he won’t quit (See Top of the News Fix). Meanwhile, Jeff Jacoby discusses this controversial world leader (See Opinion Fix).

1. Political ‘Toon Fix: Chuck Asay nails my sentiments on airport security exactly here . And you can find Henry Payne here and Kevin Tuma here .

2. Humor Fix: “San Diego’s Petco Park has announced they are going to start selling organic hot dogs. So now when you go to a baseball game, the hot dogs are clean it’s just the players that are packed with artificial fillers” — Jay Leno .

3. My Way Fix: This Day in History here , This Day in Music here , Today’s Birthdays here , and Positive Quote here .

4. Top of the News Fix: Terrorists attack U.S. consulate here , Lawmakers want baseball to fix steroid problem here , Annan: “I won’t quit” here , Report: Tillman’s final words a horror here , and Mom flashes chest at PeeWee hockey game here .

5. Lion’s Den Fix: In its cover story, World mag describes Baroness Caroline Cox this way: “Whether speaking before Parliament or sneaking supplies across militarized borders, Baroness Caroline Cox, WORLD’s Daniel of the Year, has defended the persecuted poor. ‘When God gives you a vacuum, you fill it.’ You can see why World believes she fills the shoes left behind by the Prophet Daniel here .

6. Opinion Fix: Jeff Jacoby /Boston Globe ( Kofi Annan ), Tom Donnelly /Daily Standard ( Importance of Fallujah ), William Bennett /RealClearPolitics ( Mainstream media ), Ann Marlowe /New York Post ( Building a civil society ), and Steven Malanga /Wall Street Journal ( Nothing’s wrong with red-state Kansas ).