Quick Fix 6 — 9/9/05

1. APhoto Fix: Afghan people gather around a water pump outside a Kabul mosque plastered with campaign posters for the upcoming parliamentary elections Friday, Sept. 9, 2005. Afghanistan will hold the country’s first-ever parliamentary election on Sept. 18.

2. Cartoon Fix: Chuck Asay ( Tolerant Air Force ), Mike Luckovich ( Blame game ), and Steve Benson ( Below See Level ).

3. Humor Fix: David Letterman’s “Top Ten Things You Don’t Want to Hear from Your New Teacher” here .

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: NFL crowd boos critical rapper West here , Florida homeowners group: Evacuees not welcome here , CDC: No disease outbreaks yet here , Poll: Most say abandon New Orleans here , and Study: Breakfast helps girls stay thin here .

6. Opinion Poll: Mort Kondracke /Roll Call ( Katrina shows we’re unprepared for terrorists ), Mary Katherine Ham /Townhall ( Dangerous times for our wallets ), Charles Krauthammer /Washington Post ( Where to point fingers ), Mark Topscott /Townhall ( Photographing dead people ), and Byron York /National Review ( Moveon.org’s SHAMElessness ),