Happy Post-Evacuation Day. Links for you. Science:
Do Most Of NYT's Science Staff Doubt The Dangers of Global Warming? That's What One Prominent Science Journalist Claims.
CDC today
Mexican Cave Scorpions Show Specialization Not Evolutionary Dead End
Other:
Michael Kinsley Cries "Fire! Fire!!" in Noah's Flood
L. RON BECK
Such nice, friendly, warm-hearted people, those tea party folks...if only they weren't deranged!
The American Dream: Not Doing So Well
THIS IS CNN?....
Everything David Brooks says about reconciliation is wrong
The Obama Show
David Brooks At His David Brooksiest
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happy st joseph's day! :p
About being a global warming skeptic:
I am one. I do not know whether the current climate trend poses a clear and present danger. But I do know that we are already in uncharted waters, and that prudence dictates that we reduce greenhouse emissions as much as we can as soon as we can. There is a difference between being skeptical and being stupid.