Eleanor And The Boat

The Legacy Of Monica

Lewinsky almost brought down the Clinton presidency. Goodling will relegate Bush's to the trash-heap of history.

Truthout.org - DOJ Goodling Testifies Before Judiciary Committee

And how bad are you if you make John Ashcroft look responsible?

Chicago Tribune commentary - The redemption of John Ashcroft

Bush will not fire Gonzalez. Attorney General Gonzalez is the firewall between Bush and the law of man. So despite witness tampering, perjury, and illegal hiring practices Gonzalez will stay. The President and the loyal Bushies believe that God acts through them; I guess even if that violates the U.S. Constitution. However, in neocon mythology I thought the creation of the United States was the will of God therefore wouldn't the Constitution be the other word of God?

Cato Institute Is Against Software Patents

Same argument can be made for patenting life forms.

Against Software Patents

Native American Elm Trees For Sale At Home Depot

As heard on NPR - Venturing Back on the Market with American Elms

Ash trees were planted to replace the Elms, and now Elms can be replanted to replace the infested Ash trees.

Elm trees native range (image from the USDA):

Is Subaru Planning A Diesel Hybrid?

Wardauto claims they are! If it were a less reputable publication I would be skeptical.

Subaru's Boxer Diesel

...Subaru is linking with Toyota Motor Corp. for the development of a hybrid-electric powertrain for its gasoline and diesel boxer engines.

However, Subaru's iconic all-wheel drive system does not easily adapt to Toyota's front-wheel-drive-based Hybrid Synergy Drive used in the Prius. To counter this, Subaru now is considering utilizing a version of the rear-wheel-drive hybrid powertrain used in the Lexus GS 450h sedan.

A diesel-hybrid Outback should get better mpg than even the 40city/60hwy projected for the 2008 VW Jetta SportWagon.

Carbon Taxing Getting Closer?

Via washingtonpost.com - Tax on Carbon Emissions Gains Support

Butanol Gets Some Love From The MSM

CNN.com - Biobutanol: Better than ethanol?

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