With regard to my silence about . . .

(1) Harriet Miers

(2) recent developments in Iraq,

take your pick:

A. Somebody else has already said whatever needs to be said better, or at least sooner, than I ever could.

B. You'll have to figure it out on your own, because I'm just too dern busy with non-blog life to help you out on this one--besides which, things ought to be clear enough to anyone who's paying the slightest attention.

C. I'm ambivalent about it.

D. I'm holding my fire until I see the whites of their eyes.

E. Things are going well enough without me adding my two cents.

F. I'm waiting for additional evidence, which will be forthcoming shortly and should dispel any lingering confusion.

G. I've run out of mixed metaphors and worn out clichés, and I just can't write without them.

H. I haven't thought about it enough to offer a decent opinion.

I. It's too depressing to talk about it.

J. It's too depressing even to think about it.