Jerome à Paris has a très nifty post à Daily Kos about the wave of the future, wind power. Great pictures, too.And there's something we can do to promote wind power: Construction is highly irregular, because the federal support … [Read more...]
Romney allies himself with the most extreme elements of the Republican party
The Boston Globe ran an article today misleadingly entitled "Romney finds middle ground on stem cells." (Romney, you will recall, opposes therapeutic cloning or somatic cell nuclear transfer, but supports research on … [Read more...]
DeLay spoiling for a fight=great news for reformers
So Tom DeLay is gearing up for a counter-attack against those who want his corrupt hide gone from our halls of Congress.That is wonderful. The more people know about Tom DeLay, the less they are going to like him and his associates. The … [Read more...]
Three disappointing op-eds on stem cell research
In an apparent effort to advance the stem cell research debate, the Globe today published a "Spotlight on Stem Cells" consisting of three op-eds by respected personalities. But they all stink, for different reasons.Harvard … [Read more...]
Pat Buchanan’s face splattered with whitish gooey substance
Relax - it's just salad dressing. Get your mind out of the gutter.By the way, this is not an April Fool's joke - this really happened. … [Read more...]
Rabbi Kleinbaum on the Jerusalem WorldPride event
In response to our recent post on the upcoming gay pride event in Jerusalem, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum (who is quoted in the NY Times article discussing the event) sent us this letter:Regarding "Hate: an equal opportunity … [Read more...]
Koppel leaving ABC
Yup, His Hairness is leaving in December. To replace him, ABC has to decide whether to have news, or comedy ... hmmm, news or comedy ...Both, please.Frankly, I think the Daily Show represents at least as high journalistic standards as Ted … [Read more...]
House and Senate OK Stem Cell Bill
Veto-proof majorities. Romney crushed, now officially irrelevant, but liberated: free to shop his résumé of non-achievement elsewhere. Sure did great with those Olympics, though...(Some of our readers are concerned about the gastronomical … [Read more...]