The world's biggest phallic symbol

I'm not utterly fascinated by very tall buildings, but I do find them interesting. As such, I continue to be deeply croggled by the degree to which the contest for "world's tallest building" has just been blown completely open by the Burj Dubai, a mixed-use office/apartment building which is scheduled to open for business later this year. At 818 m (approx. 2700 feet), it's almost as tall as both of the Twin Towers stacked on top of each other; its main structure is so much higher than any other building in the world that it's not even close:



Now the question is, how long until some deranged Tim McVeigh and ten of his buddies drive a plane into it in the name of restoring the fallen American empire?

Reminder: America is, in fact, doomed

Digby, 26 January 2009:

The media are going to be the death of this country. . . . Watching them deal with something complicated like our economic crisis is enough to make your head explode.

As long as the political discourse is conducted by people who know nothing about anything and who take all of their cues from the Republicans* regardless of which party is in power, has political support, or has a coherent thought, it may not be possible to get anything fixed.

(*During the three days leading up to the House vote on the Stimulus Package, Republican lawmakers outnumbered Democratic lawmakers two-to-one on the cable news commentary shows.)