Merry Christmas and wishes for a Happy New Year to the denizens of the West Mall. Quite a year in politics. To my Democratic friends, it has...
Or much ado about nothing? From the Guardian: In reply to: [hr]Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of 'Anthropogenic Global Warming'?...
In reply to: [hr]Secret copyright treaty leaks. It's bad. Very bad. The internet chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a secret...
Nice Dream. The 2nd verse about the "I call up my friend the good angel" is almost perfect.
[IMG] In reply to: [hr]The eco-pawprint of a pet dog is twice that of a 4.6-litre Land Cruiser driven 10,000 kilometres a year, researchers...
Dr. Stranglove wasn't fantasy after all . . . In reply to: [hr]Yarynich is talking about Russia's doomsday machine. That's right, an actual...
If we can limit the discussion to geoengineering (Plan B) rather than whether there is man-made climate change, whether religious fervor plays a...
In reply to: [hr]Dick Cheney rarely takes a position that places him at a more progressive tilt than President Obama. But on Monday, the former...
Completely counter-productive, hypocritical and terroristic. In reply to: [hr]Tiller has long been a focal point of protest by abortion...
Just curious. Trying to fill in some pieces. My top plays (songs): Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch Plushgun - Just Impolite Yeah Yeah Yeahs -...
Obama text -The Link In reply to: [hr]Both sides may be sincere in their views, but neither side is right. The American people are not...
The terrorism revolving door . . . NYT: In reply to: [hr]WASHINGTON — An unreleased Pentagon report concludes that about one in seven of the...
In reply to: [hr]The new administration has copied most of the Bush program, has expanded some of it, and has narrowed only a bit. Almost all of...
How it all started: In reply to: [hr]GULF NEWS: You have spoken about an assassination unit that reported to Cheney called the Joint Special...
Do I tip a Licensed Massage Therapist when the massage was prescribed and part of rehab from surgery? The massage is in a medical office, if that...
Still dropped (down 38), but is there some leveling off of the drop (or just a pause to see what happens next?). In reply to: [hr]The number of...
In reply to: [hr]Only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone...
From Htown77: In reply to: [hr]Bush is the devil and Obama is a dumb-*** or vice versa. Republicans are bitter. Liberals were bitter and are...
Odd story . . . In reply to: [hr]Security officials from North Korea have detained two Korean-American journalists, apparently while they were...
That escalated quickly . . . In reply to: [hr]A potential conflict was brewing last night in the South China Sea after President Obama...