Tom Coburn: Iraq war “probably a mistake”

This news is probably a week old, but I still think it’s worth noting.  On Thursday the Tulsa World reported:
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn’s comment that going to war in Iraq was “probably a mistake” represents a significant departure from where the Oklahoma Republican started out on the 5-year-old conflict.
Coburn’s comment came at the beginning [...]

Ants

When I was a child I read a book about ants – about one ant in particular, who was born in a colony, tends to one of her sisters before her nuptial flight, gets swept away from the colony is a flood, and finds herself alone.  She discovers a new colony, but the ants reject [...]

Bt cotton and the evolution of resistance

Over the last decade, genetically modified crops have become widespread in agriculture. One of the more successful of these are Bt crops – transgenic plants that express genes derived from Bacillus thuringensis. These genes allow the plants to produce toxins which specifically affect certain groups of insects. Since these plants do not [...]

Unfolding scandal

Drip, drip, drip…

Emptywheel at FireDogLake:McCain’s Favors for Iseman Involved Helping Far Right-Wing Families to Sustain their Shell Companies
Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo: Not Looking So Good, Straight Talk…Inc., McCain to FEC: Blow it out your #$%
Greg Sargent, TPM Election Central:Top McCain Adviser Says He Does Much Of His Lobbying From Aboard Straight Talk Express!
Paul [...]

I would like to thank the Academy,…

In recognition for my singular achievements* in blogging, that most distinguished authority on all things bloggy, Mike O’Risal of Hyphoid Logic has named me to Knights of the Hyphoid Logic Realm and awarded me the highly prestigious “E for Excellence” award.

One of the benefits of having been bestowed this honour is the ability to bestow [...]