Turns out that whining, insecure children grow up (if they ever truly do) into Republicans. Which goes a long way towards explaining Bush, Cheney, DeLay, et al. Those little bastards must've been hell to get along with on the playground. The full study extract is available here.
Speaking of science and the White House, Jay Hansen, the head of a NASA team studying global warming, has lashed out at the administration for ignoring his team's work and warnings, rewriting said advice, and censoring the scientists themselves. The White House even censors any news from the team, "reviewing all climate related press releases," according to one email. It can't be that they are actually concerned about global climate change; only the political repercussions of being wrong, something they do a lot lately.
Speaking of wrong, KBR, one of Halliburton's many insidious arms, are in the business of serving our troops in Iraq contaminated water. So far no apologies, just a lot of excuses and finger-pointing, just like the White House does it.
Corporations like Halliburton sometimes screw up so much, even the Bushites have to pretend to take notice. Usually a fine gets levied along with a slap on the wrist. Do those fines ever get paid? Are you kidding? Not if your a pal of Dubya. Corporations are literally getting away with murder, now they don't even have to pay the penalties.
Bush is still out there preaching his "nothing is wrong" rose-colored view of Iraq. I seriously think he believes his own lies now. Meanwhile, at home we find that women's rights are further diminishes even as the rest of the world advances in its treatment of women.
You gotta like this guy running for Congress in Rhode Island:
A couple human interest stories related to the finally defeating polio, and another on a father waking up to the reality of the Iraq War the hard way.
NEWS FLASH: Soap operas and talk shows can make you stupid. Seriously, I could devote an entire website to stories of science reporting what we already know.
In actual fun and games, I saw Japan outlast Cuba last night to win the innaugural World Baseball Classic. It was a fun tournament and here are a few highlights from it. I hope they continue the concept and that more players join in.
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Cartoon Network is showcasing a "Month of Miyazaki". You've already missed Spirited Away this past weekend but get on board and start watching. Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, and Nausicaa are broadcast in the coming weeks.
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