Quick Fix 6 — 7/26/05

1. APhoto Fix: Discovery and seven astronauts blasted into orbit Tuesday on America’s first manned space shot since the 2003 Columbia disaster, ending a painful, 2 1/2-year shutdown devoted to making the shuttle less risky and NASA more safety-conscious, according to the Washington Post, here .

2. Political ‘Toon Fix: Chuck Asay ( Karl Rove ), Monte Wolverton ( Al Qaeda public relations ), and Chip Bok ( 70 virgins in paradise? ).

3. Humor Fix: Tongue firmly cheeked, The Swift Report wonders how Judge John Roberts will survive grilling about his, ahem, famous celeb sister Julia here . (Remember, this is a spoof.)

4. My Way Fix: This Day in History here , Today’s Birthdays here , and Word of the Day here .

5. Top of the News Fix: Cost to remove illegals: $41B here , Osama plotted to sell Americans poisoned cocaine here , 59% want Roberts OK’d here , Top skyscraper proposed for Chicago here , and 50,000 Iraqi insurgents dead, caught here .

6. Opinion Fix: Tod Lindberg /Washington Times ( Tancredo’s threat ), Michael Medved/USA Today ( Hollywood’s disconnect ), John Leo /U.S. News & World Report ( Iraqi body count ), Linda Chavez /Washington Times ( AFL-CIO’s unhappy 50th birthday ), and Rich Lowry /National Review ( ACLU is suicidal ).