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Paul Anka has done an album of swing covers of rock hits. Words can’t do this justice.

Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming By ANDREW C. REVKIN Published: June 8, 2005 A White House official who once led the oil industry’s fight against limits on greenhouse gases has repeatedly edited government climate reports in ways that play down links between such emissions and global warming, according to internal documents. Let me make sure I

HIST 376: Ancient American Political and Social History State University of New York – Mars Campus Professor X60062 Johnson Case Brief: “Hypocrisy” and the American Political Context June 7, 2205 Scholars examining America circa 2000 occasionally look back with some curiosity at the antiquated concept of “hypocrisy,” which dictionaries of the day defined thusly: noun. Inflected Form(s): plural -sies Etymology:

Originally posted last September – but it seems appropriate to repost in light of yesterday’s rant…. _____________________________ Covenant Our legions are marching on theCity of Rain, our bleedingbare feet, bone against concrete,tearing ruts in the King’s highway.

[Warning: this one is going to ramble a bit.] It’s good to be da king! — Louis XVI, as channeled by Mel Brooks All other things being equal, ’tis better to have than to have not. — Sam Smith, circa 1990 Have I noted in the past that the gap between the haves and the, ummm, have-lesses, seems to be

Say hi to cwmackowski. We need as many skeptics as we can get.

drdenny has some useful analysis on the recent decision by the two Detroit dailies to sell their front page to Marshall Field’s. And he’s more than right. The viability of the paper as an ad medium is precisely equal to its ability to attract readers. And readers are attracted by meaningful content. Publishers need to remember that most consumers buy

Rock Star You scored 100%!

Ugh – this is ugly stuff. See Jim Booth (sirpaulsbuddy) and Kandia Crazy Horse (Waiting for Bubba) for more on what looks like an appalling tale of modern day profiling at a place that ought to know better. Aina Hunter’s Village Voice article is here.

Yesterday both catwhite and I had entries on the Rev. Dr. John Lentz, who’s actively taking on the “Ohio Restoration Project” (see Cat’s entry here). Since then, I’ve traded a couple e-mails with Dr. Lentz, who strikes me as a thoughtful man rightfully concerned about what he sees happening to his right (my words, not his). Here’s what he had

For years ex-FBI official and Watergate informant Mark Felt apparently wrestled with the notion that he had somehow acted dishonorably in feeding information to Woodward and Bernstein. This morning, Felt should have all the information he needs to understand that he is an American hero. Ex-cons Gordon Liddy (who says listening to Hitler on the radio “made me feel a

So much for all the earlier speculation. Apparently Woodward and Bradlee are confirming that Felt was, in fact, Deep Throat. Of course, as Joel Achenbach notes, this is something of a let-down. There were so many more interesting candidates out there…. [THX to Debby Levinson at the Beantown Technology Desk for the Achenblog link.]

One of the greatest mysteries of modern times may have been solved. May have been. Or not – see below.

Honestly, there are times when I wonder if “home ownership” isn’t one of the most elaborate pyramid schemes ever. I remember John at myths_americana telling me about buying his first house in the University section of Denver back in the ’60s for less than what a good down payment would cost you today. I know a bit about the Denver