Over the course of the day, from the first exposure to VP Biden's use of the word "uptick" to describe what we can expect from an increased US military presence and mission in Afghanistan, through to the end of the day here on the left coast.. it's just grated more and more.
Like the proverbial grain of sand, Biden's uptick has become an nasty barraco pearl in the maw of my thoughts.
If you missed it, it is chronicled here, and forms part of an interesting day for the Columbia Broadcast System. This delight is from Bob Schieffer's Face the Nation.
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I offer a list of thoughts on Biden's comment below. Prepare to make the jump.