But those same sources said that the Peace Arch, Mt. Rushmore, Golden Gate Bridge, Lincoln Memorial, Space Needle, Empire State Building and Disneyland were also targets. How could they know which to take seriously? They couldn't. It's time to quit assesing blame. If anything, bin Laden and al Qaida are to blame.

"You kind of get tired giving the other team credit. At some point you've got to look in the mirror and say 'I sucked.'"

Alex Rodriguez, after the NY Yankees were eliminated from the 2006 ALDS by the Detroit Tigers.