Turns out, Mitt Romney may have a religion problem in his presidential quest after all.
Talking Points Memo this morning reports that at least three Republicans and two publications are quoting Mr. Romney as saying he would not consider appointing a Muslim to his cabinet, if elected president.
Two of the Republicans paraphrased Mr. Romney’s remarks at [...]
This is why we’re doomed when it comes to global warming. The science in clear and abundant, sensible options for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide are many and available – although each will require some inconvenience and cost.
Our leaders, however, who can see no interest beyond their own terms of office, will only commit [...]
Cambridge Energy Research Associates is likely to release the 2008 edition of its “Gasoline and the American People” report soon. Before they do, I’d like to call attention a telling statistic from the 2007 edition:
Number of cars per thousand of population:
United States: – 1,148
India – 11
China – 9
It’ll be interesting to see this year’s [...]
The WaPo’s Eugene Robinson has similar thoughts about the American dream and the disappearing middle class, but has a better bunch of stats to back it up. (Hey, he gets paid for doing this…)
Six to nine months after the surge in U.S. troop levels in Iraq, violence is down, or at least we’re told violence is down. How would we know, really? Pentagon press releases? The mainstream media?
Last week’s issue of the New Yorker has a piece on the surge by Jon Lee Anderson, in [...]
Impeachment Now!
In Zen Buddhism, there is the idea that while enlightenment can takes years of meditation and discipline, it can also happen in a flash. Suddenly, the mind becomes clear and everything makes sense. In Zen, it’s called satori, which means “kick in the eye.”
I had one of those Monday when a local blog [...]