Here’s an excerpt from an article I read while convalescing this morning:
Death of environmentalism, saving the planet, nature, science, love – Salon.com
I found some of the article interesting, discussing the overzealousness of some environmentalists, and seeming to suggest that we can go too far on both sides of the climate change debate. I buy this argument, to a point. Nature is…
Maureen Dowd, putting a few words in Clarence’s mouth…
I Did Do It – New York Times:
Because Poppy Bush put me on the Supreme Court after I’d been a judge for only a year, I’ll always wonder if I got the job just because of my race. I want to spare other blacks that kind of worry. That’s why I pulled the ladder up after myself — so that my brothers and sisters would have…
Bush’s EPA Is Pursuing Fewer Polluters – washingtonpost.com:
The Environmental Protection Agency’s pursuit of criminal cases against polluters has dropped off sharply during the Bush administration, with the number of prosecutions, new investigations and total convictions all down by more than a third, according to Justice Department and EPA data.
The number of civil lawsuits…
Newsvine – Giuliani Party Seeks $9.11 Per Person
The International Association of Fire Fighters accused Republican Rudy Giuliani of exploiting the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because a supporter is holding a $9.11-per-person fundraiser for the presidential candidate.
I was listening to the Real Time with Bill Maher podcast this afternoon, and during his monologue he brought up the flap over…
As expected, those pesky politicians from Michigan moved their primary up to January 15th. What makes them think they deserve to go before Florida? I think “The People’s Governor” ought to call an immediate special session of the state legislature in order to move up our date (again), with the intention of moving our primary up to next week.
The whole point in moving primaries is…
I’m quite the cynic this morning…
The two party political system has been in Florida news a lot lately. The reason? Florida has entered the absurd race to hold one of the nation’s first presidential primaries. Florida’s decision to enter the fray is particularly silly, since the Florida date is decided by the Florida state legislature, and they’re only in session for…
There’s been good news and bad news this week, but I’ll start with the good. The tree scare is finally coming to an end. To date we’ve talked to five tree guys, four experts, and too many friends to count. Opinions have ranged from “cut it down,” to thirteen thousand dollars of pins, cables, fertilizers, and injected fungi, to trimming it up a bit. Depending on the…
McClatchy Washington Bureau | 08/17/2007 | Commerce, Treasury funds helped boost GOP campaigns
Top Commerce and Treasury Departments officials appeared with Republican candidates and doled out millions in federal money in battleground congressional districts and states after receiving White House political briefings detailing GOP election strategy.
So what? How’s this different than members…
A couple times a week, my liberal bias goes to feed at Talking Points Memo (among other places). Today there was a fascinating post about a Republican Congressman who changed the language of a bill that had already been passed by congress, as it waited for President Bush’s signature.
That’s right kids, the bill that the legislature passed was different than the bill that the President…