Iowahawk has the transcript of the meeting between the “progressive” bloggers and the president. But remember, he’s a moderate!
It’s pretty funny (as would be expected).
The Barack Obama Cargo Cult
…is collapsing.
Two years too late, unfortunately.
Building Confidence In Climate Models
Thoughts on verification and validation from Judith Curry. With the usual nonsense about “denialists” in comments.
Dispatch From Another Planet
On the fortieth anniversary of Doonesbury, Gary Trudeau provides an interview that inadvertently reveals why the strip hasn’t been worth reading for years:
Believe it or not, Obama’s very tough for business. The contradictory characterizations of him as fascist or socialist only serve to confirm the truth—he’s a raging moderate. And satirists don’t do well with moderates, especially thoughtful ones. In addition, Obama rarely makes gaffes and has no salient physical or temperamental features. And sinking popularity isn’t a critique. Even SNL’s main rap on him is his unflappability, hardly a vice in a world leader.
Even ignoring the absurdity that being a fascist and being a socialist are contradictory, where to begin? “Rarely makes gaffes”? Is he kidding?
British Career Women
There is something very strange going on here. I think that it’s probably a result of the increasing secularization of British (and European) society, in which the traditional religions have made themselves increasingly irrelevant.
[Update a few minutes later]
Mohammed (in its various spellings) is now the most popular boy’s name in Britain.
Uh oh.
Misnomer
Is there a more inappropriately named woman in the world than Joy Behar?
Anachronism?
This is a pretty weird story. Was a time traveller captured on film in 1928?
For Gear Heads
Some amazing gears.
[Via Geek Press]
This Doesn’t Surprise Me At All
If the whole Senate were up for grabs, the Republicans would have a filibuster-proof majority. I can even imagine a veto-proof one. But that’s not how the Senate works. Flushing the rest of the turds will have to wait another two and then four years. And of course, a lot can change in two and four years.
Space Colonies
A gallery.