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You especially don't want to know the details, if it involves sexing up the data to produce the desired result. The money quote: "The fact is that we can’t account for the lack of warming at the moment and it is a travesty that we can’t,” Dr. Kevin Trenberth, Climatologist, National Center for Atmospheric Research. Even global warming proponents don't believe there is global warming!

And that part of a comment was used by the Lying Spammers entirely out of Context. Here is the Context: "Trenberth explained his phrase was actually contained in a paper he wrote about the need for better monitoring of global warming to explain the anomalies -- in particular improved recording of rising sea surface temperatures." (quote NYT)

Why bother? Are they running for political office? Trying to win a popularity contest?

Wow, that will take a long time, lets see not screw over everyone so they can have all the money.
That's it Ethics.
I am not hopeful.

Hey, Charles, you stay classy!

Very doubtful, which is fine by me.

If men don't get it, why not explain it to us?

Also, does it count if we read the first book? Because despite some of the worst writing I've read since that James Frey disaster, I did manage to slog through that one.

I think its because going to the beach and getting a tan is considered bad. So pale looking people are in

Colleen and Sean make some very good points above. I believe that, without here, housewives might only have more conservative shows to watch. Not that Oprah isn't sometimes (just sometimes) conservative. And being conservative can be a good thing. But it really is the end of an era. I don't believe there is any similar famous, and current personality (who is a woman, and who is non-white) who could present things for and represent "average" American women, whatever that entails.

And to add to what I just said an hour ago, while I think Ellen Degeneres is likable, she is dull. So she's no replacement!

Another day, another ridiculous Atlantic update. While the magazine is still pretty readable, the FB updates are something out of AOL Headline News

Something tells me that if he does run the former Mrs. Giuliani and the kids will have few things to say publicly. Dig up the old Vanity Fair articles about him during his Mayoral time. Alot of dirt on Mr. G's shoes.
Is his old buddy Bernie going to campaign for him from jail?

I would like to see the involved decision makers in Army Corps of Eng. sentenced to "community service" in N.O. for the next 40 years. But how much should be spent rebuilding a city that is below sea level to begin with and sinking into the ocean?

Whatever the state or repair (or disrepair) the Levees were in at the time Katrina hit there is no way they would have held against a Cat V Storm. Since there will be more in the future (see Global Climate Change, effects on Sea Level and size of Storms) New Orleans should not be rebuilt in-kind. It should be downsized as must all Coastal Cities around the World.

Sure, the government in the US should nudge people away from credit cards the same way the North Korean government was nudging its people to eat two meals a day a decade ago.

@Brian, actually Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution specifically gives Congress the power to tax and spend to promote the "general welfare" as well as the power to regulate interstate commerce. (Why do you conclude that only is found in the preamble? Have you read the Constitution?) It can legislate concerning credit cards under either ... Read Moreprovision: credit cards depend upon interstate wire networks that make them instrumentalities of interstate commerce. Chris's comment doesn't make any sense. The Constitution says nothing that limits Congress's power to regulate commerce to protect people from themselves.

I would be interested in seeing studies analyzing whether there should be a "federal credit license." People would demonstrate an ability to comprehend basic credit terms, etc. (i.e., that they are credit literate), to earn the license, and credit card lenders would only be able to extend credit to people who have such a license. That would prevent a lot of the exploitation that currently takes place in the industry. I wonder whether something like that could be implemented effectively.

Otto you are the man!

It's hard to fault a company for giving money away. But it's also hard to ignore the inherent smugness of their gesture, given the discrepancy between the size of the donation and the bonuses they are giving each other.

Save from ? For whom?

Can stupid questions save The Atlantic Monthly?

Nutsy choices either way. What a waste of mental energy.

you mean, that way, if they get elected, the US can blow the rest of the world to kingdom come - i'd rather just put these disastrous and dangerous people out of my mind until i'm forced to think about them