Somewhere, a Pig Grew Wings...

While Bush spat out the magic words:

resident Bush invoked Osama bin Laden during a swearing-in ceremony for the nation's new secretary of homeland security today, saying that stopping the leader of Al Qaeda "is the greatest challenge of our day" and reminding Americans of the need for vigilance in the war on terror.

"We are on a constant hunt for bin Laden," the president said in a speech following the swearing in of Michael Chertoff, a former federal appeals court judge. "We're keeping the pressure on him, keeping him in hiding."

Mr. Bush rarely mentions Mr. bin Laden, whom he has vowed to kill or capture since Sept. 11, 2001.

At the Ronald Reagan federal building near the White House, the president praised improvements in national security since 2001, from better visa screening for those entering the United States to tighter security at the nation's ports. But he warned that while the country is safer, it is not yet safe.

After all that hard work, I don't doubt the dauphin took to the private residence with a Big Gulp, a bag of Rold Gold, and orders not to be disturbed...