The site for ranting and reporting by John Masters
Not surprisingly, after spending a couple of years strongly denying that Karl Rove was involved in the Valerie Plame leak, and Bush promising to fire anyone that was involved…all of a sudden no one in the administration can discuss the matter because there is an on-going investigation.
Read moreConservatives who have long taken the support of evangelical Christians for granted are beginning to pay the price.
Read moreThe Senate is poised to vote this month on a bill to permanently repeal the estate tax (a.k.a., the Paris Hilton Benefit Act). Hard-pressed to defend a bill that benefits such a minute few at the expense of so many, President Bush has been claiming that the estate tax (which he calls the “death tax”) hurts America’s farmers. But now we know just how dubious that argument is.
Read moreThe biggest scorcher ever noted was on September 13, 1922, in El Azizia (also known as Al ‘Aziziyah), Libya, when the mercury hit 136 degrees Fahrenheit.
Read moreAs Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival.
Read moreDennis’ impact on the Tampa Bay area has been relatively minimal. We have had some strong wind and rain bands pass through, but it has all been moving quite fast, so the overall impact has been limited. We haven’t even had the power flicker here.
Read moreThe Catholic Archbishop of Vienna tells us to back off on that wacky, scientific approach to science and evolution in particular. Never mind that the entire world has taken at face value Pope John Paul II’s statement in 1996 that evolution is “more than just a hypothesis.”
Read moreThey have adjusted the track of Dennis slightly more to the east again, so that means the projected track is even closer to the west coast of Florida. As it stands right, Key West lies directly on the projected path.
Read moreThe National Weather Service released their 11am advisory. The projected path has been shifted more to the east, as the storm is moving more northwest than west northwest. This seems to indicate that the high pressure is not as strong as expected. The NWS discussion indicates the storm continues to strengthen and organize, and has a very large windfield, particularly on the northeast quadrant.
Read moreA lot is being made in the blogosphere about Karl Rove being involved in leaking the information that Valerie Plame was a CIA agent. Rove has never denied, and in classic lawyerly fashion, Rove’s attorney is choosing his words carefully. Rather than saying Rove “didn’t” provide any information, he is saying that Karl never “knowingly divulged confidential information.” From whence does his deniability derive?
Read moreNot fretting too much about “soon to be” Hurricane Dennis, but it now appears its going to become a very serious Category 3 hurricane.
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