The degree of truth in Baker's fisherman story no long matters (he was elected), but the continuing collapse of the Cod fishery has given our governor-elect a chance to flash his disdain for science and for inconvenient … [Read more...]
Charlie Faker
Charlie Faker Well, we all learned that Charlie the expert Baker has a softer side. When asked when was the last time you cried, Baker went all emotional with his tale of crying at the though of the big … [Read more...]
Scoundrel Time in New Hampshire
Scoundrel Time: with all the focus on the horse race, it does not seem that many people actually listened to Governor Romney’s victory speech. It’s enlightening to read: along with the usually antigovernment dogma, Romney basically … [Read more...]
Manufacturing Reality at the Boston Globe–denying climate change
For years Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe has specialized in columns that seem designed to incite a torrent of letters to the editor, and this pattern is nowhere more striking than in his periodic columns denying global warming. Perhaps … [Read more...]
Senator Brown’s Chance to Kill any Effort to Curb Global Warming
Up to now, it's been assumed that a Presidential veto of such action would not easily be overturned, but that may not be the case. Senator Bingaman of New Mexico has expressed doubts about the prospects for upholding a veto: ""I think … [Read more...]
Cheap Dirty John E. Sununu Energy Math
In his attack on support for alternate energy Sununu regales the reader with a list of programs that he says failed, ranging from support for natural gas, to high mileage vehicles, to carbon sequestration, though he also manages to bring in … [Read more...]
Climate Crisis Catastrophe
This disaster has many authors. (1) Republicans: There's the fact that not a single Republican Senator would back a bill. Senator Graham backed away from the bill he originally helped to produce with Senators Kerry and Lieberman. Senator … [Read more...]
Brown Fails on Global Warming
Senator Murkowski's Congressional Review Act resolution would block EPA and Department of Transportation rules to decrease oil consumption for cars and light trucks. It would also block the EPA finding that greenhouse gas pollutants … [Read more...]
Facebook Obama Death Prayer
I would assume that Republicans will try to pass that off as a joke, but that's not a good enough answer: since when has it been acceptable to pray for the death of the President of the United States? And by the way, Democrats have never … [Read more...]
Capuano Stab in the Back
For the details see talking points memo: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo... I have little to add other than that Capuano is greatly in error if he thinks that the vote for Scott Brown provides reason for Democrats to cave. Capuano … [Read more...]