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Archive for November, 2009

No Climate Treaty At Copenhagen

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 16th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Global Warming, Politics, Weather

Given the news we’ve been hearing lately, this doesn’t come as much of a surprise:
President Obama and other world leaders have decided to put off the difficult task of reaching a climate change agreement at a global climate conference scheduled for next month, agreeing instead to make it the mission of the Copenhagen conference to [...]

Why Sarah Palin’s “Comeback Tour” Is Unlikely To Work

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 16th, 2009. Filed under Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

ABC’s Gary Langer points out the reason’s why Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue rehabilitation tour is unlikely to amount to much of a “comeback”:
Just over half of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll have an unfavorable opinion of her overall, as many say they wouldn’t consider supporting her for president and more – six [...]

Debunking The “Evolution Is Just A Theory” Argument

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 16th, 2009. Filed under Evolution vs. ID, Science

It’s fairly standard to hear creationists say that evolution is “just a theory” as part of an effort to discredit it, but that entire argument involves ignoring the very concept of what a scientific theory really is:
How many times does this have to be explained?
A scientific theory is not “just a theory”;
‘A scientific theory is [...]

The Republican Party’s Choice: Glenn Beck vs. Joe Scarborough

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 16th, 2009. Filed under 2010 Elections, 2012 Election, Elections, Glenn Beck, Joe Scarborough, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

Joe Harvey writes at Red State that the GOP’s future course can go in two directions, laid out by two very different talk show hosts:
Two markedly different paths forward have emerged for Republicans as they decide how to rebuild and compete in the 2010 elections. These divergent paths have been characterized by the politically similar, [...]

General Motors Admits It Lied About Jobs Created From Federal Stimulus Dollars

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 16th, 2009. Filed under Auto Industry, Business, Economics

Part of the stimulus package passed in February included a massive purchase of fleet vehicles for use by the Federal Government.
Well, it turns out that General Motors fudged the numbers significantly when it reported on the impact of that purchase:
In its report, GM initially said the $88 million it had received to date for 5,279 [...]

The Absurd Hubris Of George W. Bush

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 16th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Credit Crisis, Economics, George W Bush, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

The Cato Institute’s David Boaz hits former President Bush for his recent comments that America must resist the “temptation” to allow the government to take over the private sector,
Um, what? The president who
* expanded federal spending by more than a trillion dollars a year, before his disastrous last hundred days
* federalized education
* laid out “a [...]

Japan Expert To ABC: Obama’s Bow Was “Jarring And Inappropriate”

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, November 15th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Japan, Politics

Jake Tapper reports on a conversation with an expert on Japanese protocol who is generally a support of President Obama:
“Obama’s handshake/forward lurch was so jarring and inappropriate it recalls Bush’s back-rub of Merkel.
“Kyodo News is running his appropriate and reciprocated nod and shake with the Empress, certainly to show the president as dignified, and not [...]

Just In Time To Plan For Thanksgiving Day Excess

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, November 15th, 2009. Filed under Holidays

It’s the Turbaconducken
That’s right it’s a Chicken, stuffed inside a Duck, which is itself stuffed inside a Turkey.Wrapped in Bacon.
Just like the Pilgrims had.

Going Postal On “Going Rogue”

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, November 15th, 2009. Filed under Books, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

Not surprisingly, The New York Times review of Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue: An American Life isn’t exactly positive:
“Going Rogue,” the title of Sarah Palin’s erratic new memoir, comes from a phrase used by a disgruntled McCain aide to describe her going off-message during the campaign: among other things, for breaking with the campaign over its [...]

Barack Obama In 2006: Khalid Shiekh Mohammed Will Get “Full Military Trial”

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, November 15th, 2009. Filed under Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Homeland Security, Politics, September 11th, War On Terror
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