The Light Bulb on Climategate
Anyone out there still under the anthropogenic Global Warming delusion?It may be difficult to come to terms with the fact you have been duped by some climate scientists, but as the Washington Post reports:Electronic files that were stolen from a prominent climate research center and made public last week provide a rare glimpse into the behind-the-scenes battle to shape the public perception of

Old Media vs. New Media
The social media uber-blog Mashable responds to Rupert Murdoch's floated idea to hook up with Microsoft to take out Google's indexing of Newscorp sites. Obviously, given my day job, I won't comment fully. However, there are two undeniable truths here: As Mashable states, "No, the future is in the web, fast-paced blogs, and social media. The future is in companies that realize that news a day old

A Pro-Choice RNC?
A handful of RNC members are trying to impose a certain amount of consistency on Republicans running for office by releasing a 10-point summary of principles. Candidates expecting party support should adhere to at least 7 out of 10. One part kind of jumps out: (9) We support protecting the lives of vulnerable persons by opposing health care rationing and denial of health care and government

A Dickens of A Time
In Washington, DC, it's sorta the "best of times" for Democrats: On Saturday, the "motion to proceed" on health care reform passed along party lines in the U.S. Senate. Despite varying poll numbers, various twists and turns and hours-to-come of debate and amendments, this decades-long legislative desire for the Left is closer to becoming the law of the land than at any point in history. Indeed,

Rudy's End
Any slight chance that New York might get a Republican governor next year basically ended with Rudy Giuliani's apparent decision not to run for the office in 2010. There's still some discussion in Hizzoner's camp that he might run for senate against incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand. It's not likely that Giuliani would win a race against Gillibrand. He demonstrated back in 2000 that his heart isn't