We're off to see Wall-E.

Just because conservatives hate it so much.

Then back home for a quiet night.

They really detest this man.

This man who is the Republican candidate for President of the United States.

McCain followed the Times' strategy to a T. He called Jerry Falwell an "agent of intolerance." He called the Swift Boat Veterans "dishonest and dishonorable." He has denounced every Christian minister who tries to endorse him. Over the years, McCain has ostentatiously attacked every issue of importance to conservatives and embraced every crackpot liberal idea, including the left's latest plan to exterminate the human race, called "global warming."

yahoo

Hmmmm.

Down right Vice Presidential of her.

Finally, a little decent news out of our lackluster Congress.

WASHINGTON - A nearly $15 billion Amtrak bill passed the House Wednesday as lawmakers rallied around an alternative for travelers saddled with soaring gas prices. The bipartisan bill, which passed by a veto-proof margin of 311-104, would authorize funding for the national passenger railroad over the next five years. Some of the money would go to a program of matching grants to help states set up or expand rail service.

Need a handy list of people who are digging in and refusing to address global warming?

Use the Nay's list below.
What you do with this info is up to you.

Here is the news.

Vote on climate bill is blocked in Senate
By H. JOSEF HEBERT – 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Friday blocked a global warming bill that would have required major reductions in greenhouse gases, pushing debate over the world's biggest environmental concern to next year for a new Congress and president...

"It's just the beginning for us," proclaimed Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., a chief sponsor of the bill, noting that 54 senators had expressed support of the legislation, although that's still short of what would be needed to overcome concerted GOP opposition.
AP

Libertarian Candidate for President Bob Barr is quickly becoming a huge pain in John McCain's ass.

For example, this...

Barr Calls for Debates with McCain, Obama: Include Libertarian Party, Nominee Demands

Our nation faces critical challenges in the years ahead. We can no longer accept "the tyranny of the status quo," says Barr. The American people deserve to know that they have a real choice come November. "Let the debates begin!"
Third Party Watch

Political observers are seeing trouble for McCain.

Does Obama insist on Barr’s participation — as Bill Clinton insisted on making Ross Perot part of the ’92 debates with George W. Bush?

I talked with one strategist earlier today, before this topic came up. He said the Democratic campaign is quickly coming to realize that Bob Barr is Barack Obama’s best friend.

http://www.ajc.com/...

This clip speaks for itself.

And since Chuck is such a hottie, why not?

I know this is not a diary.

Sorry.

UPDATE: Johnson Stonewalls House Committee Investigating White House Meddling with EPA Decisions

WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. environmental regulator had planned to allow California rules regulating greenhouse-gas emissions from motor vehicles to go forward in some form but reversed course after meeting with the White House, according to a document released on Monday by a congressional committee

WSJ

Seems the wingnuts have a bit of a blame game disconnect brewing over the decision by the California Supreme Court to allow gay marriage yesterday.

The decision was made by Republican judges.

But this simple fact won't stop the right wing windbags from bloviating.

OMFG. Check out Terry's latest.

"Clearly it has been a biased media, no question about it," McAuliffe said on Fox News. When asked how much of the mainstream media is "in the tank" for Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), who leads Clinton in the race for the Democratic nomination, McAuliffe estimated that about 90 percent of the media favor Obama.

"It is what it is. We’re not complaining," he stated. "We have to deal with the hand we’re dealt with."

Figuring the Bush (free beer) economic stimulus package was no more than a pittance considering what my family has spent on his damn war, we traveled overseas for the last few weeks and spend our bonus moola in the EU.

And what reward do I get for spreading the love?

Complete hassle to get back into the country.

Anyone else finding passport/border control a bit overbearing these days?

Wondering what the rest of my fellow eco-kossacks think about this news?

It kinda turns my stomach, but I could be wrong.

What do you think?

Discuss.

Mayor Bloomberg's innovative plan to create a congestion pricing zone on private vehicles in NYC, which would have raised millions for public transit and reduced air pollution, (just like the successful program in London) died last night in Albany.

The non-vote after days of closed-door negotiations means the city will forfeit $354 million in federal money for kick-starting the initiative. The Legislature faced a Monday deadline to act on Bloomberg's proposal.

So who exactly did the passport snoops hired by Condi's State Department really work for?

Stanley, Inc. based in Arlington, VA

It seems they have a "Code of Ethics"

Code of Ethics: Our values provide the foundation for our business practices and standards. By living up to our values and the highest ethical standards, we ensure that our company will flourish for years to come. Conducting our business ethically shows our customers, employees, communities, and industry partners that we are intent on delivering on our promises and that they should expect only the best.

Um, right.

In his speech last night on the racial divide in the USA, one important issue is not getting the attention is deserves today. That is inequality in our public school system.

Obama was quite clear about why one reason poverty still exists in the USA. Our educational system is still not equal or fair to poor people.

Excerpts from the speech...

When the history books are written about the Bush administration, one of the consistent themes will be "wrong priorities."

There are threats to America and then there are threats to the Bush administration.

Here are a few stories from today's news cycle that illustrate clearly what the Bush administration cares most about.

Bush's job  Approve Disapprove  Undecided

Feb 2008   19%   77%   4%
Jan 2008 34% 59% 7%
Dec 2007 32% 66% 2%
Nov 2007 31% 64% 5%
Oct 2007 25% 67% 8%
Sep 2007 34% 60% 6%
Aug 2007 28% 65% 7%
Jul 2007 25% 71% 4%
Jun 2007 27% 67% 6%
May 2007 31% 64% 5%
Apr 2007 33% 62% 5%
Mar 2007 32% 63% 5%
Feb 2007 39% 56% 5%

American Research Group (February 16 through 19, 2008)

Sugar is a huge market. Needless to say, the US consumes large quantities of sugar every day. Thus many of our obesity problems.

Nevertheless, it seems Monsanto is now out to get its grip firmly on sugar beets, where a large portion of US sugar comes from. And the Bush Administration is deregulating genetically engineered "Roundup Ready" sugar beets to speed along the process.

This despite the unknown health impacts, or contamination potential to neighboring conventional and organic crops.

Sugar beets FYI just love to spread their pollen around. They are sexy like that.