Speed reading

First day back at work and I have to get up and do it again at the crack of dawn tomorrow so here's the quick links to what I didn't get to today.

It appears that the recent spate of bad weather in the red states has changed a few minds.Republicans, including some Christian fundies are becoming concerned about climate disruption and are calling for action.


This one made me laugh out loud. Bush claimed at a press conference that he tried to "avoid to the max" having to invade Iraq.

And it's looking more and more like the White House rampage against unauthorized leakers is really an ideological purge of the CIA. Mary McCarthy denies leaking the secret CIA prison story and as the Bush bloggers so kindly pointed out, she's a Democratic sympathizer.