Morning musings

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syreene is doing an excellent job on passing on the news. Of particular interest to me is this New York Times editorial:

Psst...Justice Scalia...You Know, You're an Activist Judge, Too

Sarah Bunting had me in stitches last night with this little gem: Ronco Dependent

Here's a snippet:
Product: The Mouthwash Dispenser

Problem "solved" by product: Having to hide "that ugly, old mouthwash bottle"
Pre-existing solution to "problem": Cabinetry; remembering that it's a bathroom

There is, I am certain, a thesis in American consumer society's frank fear of/refusal to acknowledge what really goes on in the bathroom. Toilet-paper cozies…scented plug-ins…bleach-soaked towelettes…it's like those ads for the Clorox Toilet-Cleaning System or whatever where the lady is staring all horrified at her toilet brush, like, it's a toilet brush. Unless you're using it to stir pancake batter, who cares how germy it is? It's used to clean the place where people pee, shit, and barf, okay? Find a way to live with it already, my God.

On the Environment....
Mother Jones has some interesting articles here.

Most interesting is a round up of conservative think-tanks that fund the "debunking" of global warming evidence.