In case you missed it, Rep. Dennis Kucinich spent nearly five hours last night introducing 35 articles of impeachment against Bush.

Of course, the Democratic leadership will never allow impeachment to go forward, since that would require political courage in an election year.

Besides, Kucinich has a nasal speaking voice, and he looks kinda weird.  So never mind that he has been right about the war, right about the Patriot Act, right about Social Security, right about the environment, and right about a ton of other issues all along.  He still looks funny.  So nothing he says matters, right?

Which is part of why CNN has much more urgent issues on their front page at the moment, including Clint Eastwood’s spat with Spike Lee, a look at this summer’s swimsuit trends, and an exclusive interview with Hulk Hogan.  In fact, news about Kucinich’s resolution is currently nowhere on their site.

Still, you might be remotely curious what Bush’s dossier looks like at this point, seven-plus years into what more than 60% of historians recently chose as the worst administration in history.  You might wonder if any of the 35 counts against Bush are at least as worthy of impeachment as lying about a BJ from an intern.

So here: read the pdf file for yourself.

Go read this.

Keep in mind that most "conservative"* think tanks receive major funding from oil companies, defense contractors, and the world’s biggest polluters (along with stock brokers, drug companies, and other folks who stand to make even more money by getting rid of safety, health, and environmental regulations).

Go find the nearest dumbass who repeats their reassuring nonsense without understanding where it comes from.

Explain to them the global-warming-is-a-myth crap they spew is no more honest or respectable than tobacco-funded "science" claiming that cigarettes aren’t proven to cause cancer.

It’s the same thing.

It’s even promoted by the exact same people — the Competitive Enterprise Institute, for example, has often been home to the anti-science talking heads on Fox News, most notably Steven Milloy, whose career reads like a case study of the flip side of reality — disputing the banning of DDT, the effects of passive smoking, the effects of CFCs on the ozone layer, and (lately) the role of human activity in climate change.

Not surprisingly, Milloy and his own non-profits have received funding from Phiiip Morris and ExxonMobil, something Fox somehow has never gotten around to mentioning much.

Fifteen years ago, when the EPA linked passive smoking to lung cancer, CEI whipped up newspaper op-eds across America confusing the issue so badly that some people are still unclear on the overwhelming scientific consensus.  Same people, same goals, same M.O.

CEI has received major funding from Amoco, Coca-Cola, CSX, ExxonMobil, Ford, Pfizer, Texaco, and Philip Morris, among others.

Dig into any of the big "conservative" think tanks, and you find pretty much the same thing.

Rule of thumb: if there’s an emerging scientific consensus which means some powerful business is in direct conflict with the public welfare, and some suit on the teevee claims the scientists don’t know what they’re talking about — basically, the suit works for the business.

Or at least there’s a 92% chance.

*I put the word "conservative" in quotes here because there’s nothing conservative about abusing the planet to protect the edges of a profit margin while paying people to repeat carefully engineered falsehoods. Creating that false association is one of the more successful propaganda coups of the last fifty years.

A question for the Great Internet Overmind: a group of friends is planning to climb Kilimanjaro (picture credit: Wiki) around Sept. 13-20th, hoping to add a week in Kenya (I’m guessing the Maasai Mara) before and a similar safari in Tanzania (I’m assuming the Serengeti) after.

They’re pretty experienced elsewhere in Africa, so general hints on malaria pills etc. won’t be necessary.  And I’m pretty sure they’re taking the Shira route up the hill, so no need for any advice on the climb itself.  But the rest of the trip is still up in the air.  So:

Anybody have a line on what’s up with the migration at that specific time of year?  Will the various beasties be up north, heading south, what?  Any specific places they (my friends, not the beasts) should know about?  Recommended guides/operators?  Personal reminiscences of Arusha, Amboseli, or Tsavo to share?  If so, drop an email here and share away.  I’m sure they’ll appreciate it.

I mention this here because I’ve been invited to tag along.  Not sure if I can make it, but if I do I’ll post pics etc. in this space.  Thanks!

A question for the Great Internet Overmind: a group of friends is planning to climb Kilimanjaro (picture credit: Wiki) around Sept. 13-20th, hoping to add a week in Kenya (I’m guessing the Maasai Mara) before and a similar safari in Tanzania (I’m assuming the Serengeti) after.

They’re pretty experienced elsewhere in Africa, so general hints on malaria pills etc. won’t be necessary.  And I’m pretty sure they’re taking the Shira route up the hill, so no need for any advice on the climb itself.  But the rest of the trip is still up in the air.  So:

Anybody have a line on what’s up with the migration at that specific time of year?  Will the various beasties be up north, heading south, what?  Any specific places they (my friends, not the beasts) should know about?  Recommended guides/operators?  Personal reminiscences of Arusha, Amboseli, or Tsavo to share?  If so, drop an email here and share away.  I’m sure they’ll appreciate it.

I mention this here because I’ve been invited to tag along.  Not sure if I can make it, but if I do I’ll post pics etc. in this space.  Thanks!

A question for the Great Internet Overmind: a group of friends is planning to climb Kilimanjaro (picture credit: Wiki) around Sept. 13-20th, hoping to add a week in Kenya (I’m guessing the Maasai Mara) before and a similar safari in Tanzania (I’m assuming the Serengeti) after.

They’re pretty experienced elsewhere in Africa, so general hints on malaria pills etc. won’t be necessary.  And I’m pretty sure they’re taking the Shira route up the hill, so no need for any advice on the climb itself.  But the rest of the trip is still up in the air.  So:

Anybody have a line on what’s up with the migration at that specific time of year?  Will the various beasties be up north, heading south, what?  Any specific places they (my friends, not the beasts) should know about?  Recommended guides/operators?  Personal reminiscences of Arusha, Amboseli, or Tsavo to share?  If so, drop an email here and share away.  I’m sure they’ll appreciate it.

I mention this here because I’ve been invited to tag along.  Not sure if I can make it, but if I do I’ll post pics etc. in this space.  Thanks!