TOP STORY: It’s HOT.

FOLLOW UP STORY: A carload of smoking teenagers tried to run me off the road this morning. Shouldn’t they be on the couch playing videogames or something?

IN OTHER NEWS:
• Democrats demand that troops leave Iraq by 2008! And if they don’t? Well… they won’t do much of anything. How do you like ‘dem apples?!

• Chinese officials KILLED their former food and drug chief for taking bribes. Scooter Libby, it’s a good thing you don’t live in China.

• Madonna’s 1985 film “Desperately Seeking Susan” will become a Broadway musical, with songs provided by Blondie. That doesn’t make me happy. Maybe just because it’s hot.

• Got that new iPhone? Sorry, but it’s already old-timey! Say hello to the new iPhone Nano and the… phoneless iPhone? What’s next? Vegetarian sausage??

• Ugh. Did we mention it’s HOT?!