While Irene Was In

A couple of stories you might have missed while Hurricane Irene blew by:

*Al Sharpton's MSNBC show finally has a name. It's called "Politics Nation with Al Sharpton." Now there's a new question about his show: "How long will it last?"

*Muammar el-Qaddafi has fled Tripoli and is on the run. He might be hiding in a rathole like Saddam Hussein did. Or, he might have made his way to the other end of the African continent and begun writing poetry and living as a businessman.

*The Justice Department actually did the right thing for a change. It's going to try to stop the monopolistic AT&T/T-Mobile merger.

*The New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey is now the MetLife Stadium. Yeah, it was only a matter of time . . ..

*Eric Cantor wants to offset expenditures on disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Irene with cuts elsewhere. In other words, he, at last check, is still a schmuck.