Quick Fix 6 (1/26/05)

In the worst single event of the war, 31 American Marines were killed today in a helicopter accident in bad weather in Iraq’s western desert. Elsewhere, terrorists killed 5 Americans as the casualties mount leading to Sunday’s historic vote. In the end, the bad guys will lose, but they’re trying to inflict as many casualties as possible before they do here .

Dan Pelle/SR Photo: Eddie Harper dressed as Sponge Bob Squarepants, his favorite cartoon character, for the 2004 Bloomsday race. Sponge Now, the nation’s most famous sponge is caught up in a controversy about — sexuality? C’mon. See No. 4.

1. Political ‘Toon Fix: Paul Nowak ( Al Qaeda reader ), Timothy Kelly ( Media liberal bias ), and Guy Gilchrist ( Inspiration ).

2. Humor Fix: “Did you see that blizzard? What did they get, two feet of snow? New York hasn’t been this white since the Republican convention was in town” — Jay Leno here .

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

4. Top of the News Fix: 9 killed as suburban LA trains derail here , Another columnist paid to promote Bush proposal here , FBI says jihadists living in Oregon here , Controversy not about ‘gay’ SpongeBob here , and Maryland second in AP scores here .

5. Un-PC Fix: The Polly Awards are back. Polly? That’s the name the Collegiate Network gave the awards for the outrageous PC campus conduct. Money comes with the award, too. If you’ve seen Leftists on campus doing something goofy, you might way to check this out here .

6. Opinion Fix: Christopher Hitchens /Slate ( Good news about Iraq ), Alice Miles /Times of London ( Journos shouldn’t sneer at democracy ), Ben Shapiro /Townhall ( Hillary’s morphing into Bill ), Michelle Malkin/Creators Syndicate ( Heartless homeland security snafu ), and Terence Jeffrey /Townhall ( Save Terry Schiavo ).