Palin vs. Palin
One has to admit that Gov. Palin is an awfully good sport. Yes, it's really her saying "Live from ..."
The sad state of science in the United States
In the September 19, 2008 Editorial of Science (available only to subscribers online), Normal R. Augustine reports lots of sobering news regarding the state of science in the U.S. Here's a sampling: The United States ranks 16th and 20th among nations in college and high-school graduation rates, respectively; 60th in…
John McCain keeps pretending that he didn’t support George W. Bush
Frank Rich makes this point in the NYT: McCain has been a strong supporter of the policies of George W. Bush: Why didn’t McCain run against President Bush four years ago — as he had four years before that? Instead McCain campaigned for Bush’s re-election, cheered for Bush policies he…
The Coming Four (Eight) Years
Maybe there's something wrong with me. I am not enthused about the coming election. I hope Obama wins, but only because I have had enough of the Republicans and their wistful, "wish it were 1952 again" attitudes, and the ideological leech they've been carrying around since 1980 that wants to…
U.S. Dollar afloat
Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City