Archive for October 22nd, 2007
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Bullshit
Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters
Funny because it’s true.
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
California is Burning
The wildfires that started in the Malibu region have now spread through San Diego County and are burning all the way to Mexico. More than 250,000 Californians have already been forced from their homes, which I believe now qualifies the fires as a disaster of memorable and epic proportions. The reasons for the fire include […]
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Picking a Fight
Now that Barack Obama, has decided to ratchet up the contrast with Hillary Clinton, it occurs to me that perhaps he might want to take on a Republican or two, as well. Last night’s G.O.P. debate was a reminder, in case anyone had any doubt, of just how convinced leading Republicans are that Clinton will […]
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Yoked Together
Elizabeth Becker explains the mystery of the farm bill’s resistance to reform efforts on The Washington Post opinion page this morning:
Why has the reform movement been such a flop? Because most members of Congress won’t be thinking about farms when they vote for the farm bill. They’ll be voting for the only part of the […]
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Global Warming Watch 27: The Big Melt, Again
Doug Struck has an excellent round-up of recent stories on global warming as part of an ongoing Washington Post special report on the problem:
For scientists, global warming is a disaster movie, its opening scenes set at the poles of Earth. The epic already has started. And it’s not fiction.
The scenes are playing, at the start, […]
