Ice lake found on the Red Planet

quote[Scientists believe the water ice is present all year round because the temperature and pressure are not sufficient to allow it to change states.]

Cool.

Bolton Lied To Congress Over Plame Affair

quote[His statement came hours after another State Department official said Bolton had correctly answered a Senate questionnaire when he wrote that he had not testified to a grand jury or been interviewed by investigators in any inquiry over the past five years.]

And, still, Shrub will go ahead with the recess appointment.

Today's Press Briefing

This was too funny (flash animation).

Bush Flips Out

Some have told me it's a pen, while others have said it's actually his thumb.

Well, I did a frame by frame, and the best I can tell is it's definitely not a pen, but it might be a thumb.

Brazilian did not wear bulky jacket

quote[Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian shot dead in the head, was not wearing a heavy jacket that might have concealed a bomb, and did not jump the ticket barrier when challenged by armed plainclothes police, his cousin said yesterday.]

Again, this shit makes me sick.

Case of C.I.A. Officer's Leaked Identity Takes New Turn

quote[Mr. Pincus has not identified his source to the public. But a review of Mr. Pincus's own accounts and those of other people with detailed knowledge of the case strongly suggest that his source was neither Karl Rove, Mr. Bush's top political adviser, nor I. Lewis Libby, the chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, and was in fact a third administration official whose identity has not yet been publicly disclosed.]

Let's face it: this administration was shopping the identity of Plame. Can we just impeach them now and get on with things?

The Anointed of America

quote[It has been my observation that the sincerity of a person’s religious devotion can best be gauged by how vocal that person is about it: the greater the volume, the less genuine the spirituality is likely to be. Whenever people introduce themselves as Christians, ask what church I attend, or voluntarily announce a personal devotion to their lord and savior, I usually work a couple of fingers into the pocket where I keep my wallet, just to make sure it’s still there.]

This is in response to our previous discussion on the bible and Christianity.

Shots to the Heart of Iraq

quote[hree men in an unmarked sedan pulled up near the headquarters of the national police major crimes unit. The two passengers, wearing traditional Arab dishdasha gowns, stepped from the car.

At the same moment, a U.S. military convoy emerged from an underpass. Apparently believing the men were staging an ambush, the Americans fired, killing one passenger and wounding the other. The sedan's driver was hit in the head by two bullet fragments.

The soldiers drove on without stopping.]

WTF?

Congress Plans to Scrutinize Plame-Related Issues

quote["It's time there's a comprehensive law that will make it easier for the government to prosecute wrongdoers and increase the penalties that hopefully will act as a deterrent," said Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Michigan, the panel's Republican chairman.]

It's about freaking time!

Bush Aide Learned Early of Leaks Probe

quote[Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales said yesterday that he spoke with White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. immediately after learning that the Justice Department had launched a criminal investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity. But Gonzales, who was White House counsel at the time, waited 12 hours before officially notifying the rest of the staff of the inquiry.]

...giving him plenty of time to shred any evidence.

Man, this scum pond is deep.