Bush at 34 percent approval. Cheney now at 18.
Bush’s approval number is now level with people who think rock and roll has been bad for America.
Cheney is now only eight points ahead of the willingness to eat a rat on a reality TV show.
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Monday waterpudublogging
Following up on last week’s giant manta ray encounter in Kona:
The above is a frame grab from a video shot on the night. (I’d probably have something better, but their DVD had some quality issues I’m hoping they’ll resolve.)
Obviously, there are perspective issues here. In reality, the ray’s mouth was only roughly the size of my shoulders.
Here’s roughly the view I was enjoying, if you’re curious:
Granted, giant mantas — hereafter redubbed "waterpudus" — seem to have more in common with alien spacecraft than small Chilean deer. But consider: their environment is threatened, they’re nearly defenseless, and they move with a lumbering beauty.
Close enough for me.
UPDATE: pure sloppiness in editing caused me to not link directly to the creators of these images, Dolphin Dreams Images. Incidentally, they’ve been very cool about the DVD and are sending a replacement immediately, no questions asked. Hurray!
Boom times ahead
Vile obscenity in this morning’s L.A. Times:
"The entire region has tremendous opportunities… as the slowdown comes, you’ll see the companies become more aggressive in the international market."
That’s a VP from Lockheed Martin, at an arms show in Singapore, expressing his excitement about selling weapons of death into the Asia/Pacific region.
The biggest American companies — Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. — had the largest exhibits here and rented the most lavish chalets, as generals and government ministers sipped champagne and watched aerial displays of weaponry.
Sipping champagne while contemplating which bomber to buy.
Obscenity.
Watch this kid play basketball
He’s autistic. And he’s fantastic.
CNN via Crooks & Liars.