If these are Iowa's "best and brightest"...

I weep for our future.

Ramsey Tesdel - Germany's new Chancellor is gonna turn that country around. Why...? Of course!!! Because she's a girl.

Beth McKiernan - The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Kathryn Skilton - Hey Government! You tell me all about avian flu so I can... can... Well, I can tell Beth and she can freak out even more! That's always fun.

Bryce Bauer - Don't build new refineries. Forget about oil shale. Forget about research that confirms the theory that petroleum is itself a renewable resource. Wear a sweater, turn your car into a greenhouse and flush prosperity down the toilet.

Heidi Schnakenberg - Hey men... You know the way you are. Stop being like that. We women will show you how to behave.

Mike McGinn - Hey Beth... Have you heard about peanut butter?

Beth - THE SKY IS FALLING!!!