Bush’s Broken Record on Iraq
Before Bush’s “surge” speech tonight, Keith Olbermann reviewed the Bush record on Iraq:
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January 10th, 2007
We’re So Vain
We earthlings are so vain. We send the Cassini spacecraft billions of miles to study Saturn, and then we have it send back photos of — what else? — the earth.
In this image, the bluish dot between Saturn’s rings is Earth (also inset).
We’re so vain, we probably even think Carly Simon’s writing songs about us.
Scientific Republican
Via Coyote Gulch: the Union of Concerned Scientists have put together The A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science:
In recent years, scientists who work for and advise the federal government have seen their work manipulated, suppressed, distorted, while agencies have systematically limited public and policy maker access to critical scientific information….
From air pollution to Ground Zero, the A to Z Guide showcases dozens of examples of the misuse of science on issues like childhood lead poisoning, toxic mercury contamination, and endangered species.
The January issue of MAD magazine is the source of this parody cover of Scientific American.
Hit It Again, Harder!
Via Coyote Gulch, here’s a preview of tonight’s titanic Bush plan for Iraq.