CNN Gives Science Short Shrift

Do you remember when CNN brought us 6 hours of live coverage of a war before the White House admitted that we were in one? Gulf War I forced a change in the relationship between official truth (Pravda) and media observation. Now, in the aftermath of Son of Gulf War,…

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More evidence that the right wing media is thoroughly corrupted

Consider this implied admission, that the National Review "spent the last eight years holding their tongue, taking it easy on Bush, averting their eyes from failures, and deliberately backing power over truth."   Compare this talk with the November 2006 admission by Rush Limbaugh, that "I no longer am going to…

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Frienemies?

Arriana Huffington, sitting in for Rachel Maddow, talks about Obama's frienemies with Bill Maher. Also at this same page, Google's CEO Eric Schmidt talks about our first Internet President.

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The Morning After An Eight Year One Night Stand

In the dim light of the bar, it seemed like such a good idea.  Things had been dull, though financially there'd been some improvement.  Time to relax, maybe have a fling.  The stranger sauntered over, holding a longneck, and leaned against the counter, smiled, and said "Hi.  Come here often?"…

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