Wow I am so computer savvy, i am adding this post remotely from my gTalk.
at the same time I am talking to my msn contacts through the jabber servers, my coolness knows no bounds!
6 months agoJudging from news reports and the portrayal of villains in our popular entertainment, Americans are bedeviled by fantasies about terrorism. They seem to believe that terrorism is the greatest threat to the United States and that it is becoming more widespread and lethal. They are likely to think that the United States is the most popular target of terrorists. And they almost certainly have the impression that extremist Islamic groups cause most terrorism.
6 months agoHere is the motion on the extension of the afghan mission
It looks like Harper gave Dion the appearance of room to debate on the issue, and has now steamrolled Dion with the independant Manley report.
7 months agoA quote from Joshua Lederberg, a scientific advisor to 9 administrations of US government.
7 months ago“I happen not to believe that scientific training confers any magical wisdom about human affairs, and I would be loath to relegate the management of a nation to its scientists any more than to any other restricted group,”
Environmental authoritarianism, or scientism, or whatever you want to call it… It gives me chills. THIS GUY IS A PROFESSOR!!!
We are going to have to look how authoritarian decisions based on consensus science can be implemented to contain greenhouse emissions.
Read it all, it is pretty short.
7 months ago