Afarensis is a 3.5-2.8 million year old hominin from the Kada Hadar member of the Hadar formation in the Middle Awash, Ethiopia. He is approximately 41 inches tall, weighs approximately 60 pounds and has a cranial capacity of a whopping 410 cc (approximately). Afarensis is currently considered to be transitional between apes and humans and displays some traits of both. Since he spends a lot of time on the couch watching monster movies, some observers question whether he is an obligate biped (although no one has observed him climbing a tree). He also has a blog called 
The Department of Justice Inspector General released the results of an investigation yesterday and it contains some interesting material. Notably, the stuff concerning Esther Slater McDonald, who, according to the report:
The IG report covers the time in which McDonald served as counsel to Associate Attorney General Bill Mercer, a short time frame of just thirteen months. But though she was there just a little over a year, McDonald's name peppers the OIG report (pdf) over 100 times. She was deeply involved in trying to ferret out the political leanings of applicants. The report describes her frequent Internet searches of applicants to determine if they were "anarchists" or "leftists."
McDonald, it turns out, attended Pensacola Christian College. They, meaning the Bush administration, actually put one of these nut jobs in charge of something. No wonder the country is such a mess...
Comments
Oboy. Pensacola Christian College certainly has made a reputation for itself. But it's not a reputation I would want to have, if I were a college. Especially with the possibility of another kind of administration coming along. . .
Anne G
Posted by: Anne Gilbert | June 26, 2008 3:48 PM
Wow! This article really shows the unbiased objectivity of a reporter.
Hey Bud, why not show some of that tolerance that you demand from others, rather than throwing your comments down and demand that it deserves credibility.
Posted by: John Calvin Hall | June 28, 2008 5:34 PM
"But it's not a reputation I would want to have, if I were a college."
Anne G.,
I'm glad you are NOT a college.
Posted by: John Calvin Hall | June 28, 2008 5:36 PM
Well, let's see. The DOJ report was the result of a lengthy investigation. The role of McDonald in trashing the hiring process, including several violations of the law, is pretty clear. It is also pretty clear that after eight years of republican rule, this country is in a mess. So the only thing you can be objecting to is the stuff about Pensacola Christian College. As for that, tolerance does not require that I accept obvious bullshit as truth. I should also point out that I am not a reporter, I am a blogger.
Posted by: afarensis, FCD | June 29, 2008 11:21 AM
Back when I was living down in Pensacola, we called them Pensacola Concentration Camp ...
Posted by: Paper Hand | July 13, 2008 11:23 PM