by governors telling climatologists to STFU.

…is an attempt to answer any of the critics of the stimulus bill? Sure, we get a host of labored prose, each turn of phrase meticulously delivered, no doubt, with the silent, plumpfingered stroke of a pampered ocecat purring atop a limp silk bathrobe. — And we get the typical progressive “intellectual’s” stable of ready-made conservative cartoon characters — from intimations of their all-encompassing religiosity (always shorthand for anti-intellectualism, though

Everyone here can already guess what I’d write about this were I to launch into some long, jargon-filled bit of semiotic instruction — Christ, just read through the greatest hits posts on intentionalism. What was obvious to me from the get go — and I said this at the time — was that an Obama administration was going to be “post-racial” in the same way an Amanda Marcotte lecture on

It may seem obvious that men perceive women in sexy bathing suits as objects, but now there’s science [!] to back it up. New research shows that, in men, the brain areas associated with handling tools and the intention to perform actions light up when viewing images of women in bikinis. (h/t RS McCain) Thanks, science! Is there nothing you can’t do? Speaking of science, a friend of Iowahawk has

That other bloggers are human beings. Bloggers, believe it or not, are human beings and, as such, have been known to harbor grudges and seek retribution and — because they are scattered across a continent, sitting alone in front of their computers unbathed and unloved — such foibles aren’t exactly unknown among bloggers. I must say, I admire his stalwart naivete. NB: Fortunately, Protein Wisdom will never suffer from such

that I’d care to report on. Maybe I’ll find a bit of inspiration later in the day. Frank P. sends along word that you oughtn’t open any emails with the heading, “Life Is Beautiful,” as they will tend to erase your hard drive. Yesterday brought news that my elder son, Brendan, has won a scholarship to his mom’s alma mater, Marquette, so that’s cool.* This afternoon, I’ll be driving the