30K New Troops to Afghanistan

The Presidant gave a speech this evening to West Point cadets. The strategy is the surge part deux.  30,000 new troops to Afghanistan to stabilize the situation and support the…

Note to the Media — The Science of Climate Change is NOT a Horserace

And I guess that I should cop to the fact that this note is to Allan Loudell who I heard do an appalling report on the tempest in a teapot that are these emails that wingnuts are insisting are some kind of catastrophe. In this interview, Allan was speaking to a reported from the Christian Science Monitor and their entire conversation was largely organized to talk about climate change as though it is a horserace. Particularly appalling was a question I heard Allan ask ( paraphrasing) noting that there are scientists who are the gatekeepers of the journals and they don't let the deniers publish -- is there anyone who can be trusted to talk about this issue or to definitively answer the questions?

Tuesday Open Thread

It's Tuesday and it's December! Can you believe how fast this year went by? It's time for an open thread to tell us what's on your mind. Post away. Here's…

Pro-Life?

A member of the Ugandan parliament who is also a member of the religious group "The Family" (prominent U.S. members include John Ensign, Tom Coburn, Mark Sanford and Bart Stupak…