Judge Roberts was confirmed: Judge John G. Roberts Jr. was confirmed as the 17th chief justice of the United States today in a formality that intensified speculation over who will be President Bush’s next Supreme Court nominee. The Senate confirmed Judge Roberts by a vote of 78 to 22, with unanimous support from Republicans and …
Archives for September 2005
West Virginia is #1! West Virginia is #1!
Finally, Mountaineers can state we are #1 in the nation. Via Dave Ryan, this
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Organ Regeneration
This is pretty amazing: Genetically altered mice discovered accidentally at the Wistar Institute in Pennsylvania have the seemingly miraculous ability to regenerate like a salamander, and even regrow vital organs. Researchers systematically amputated digits and damaged various organs of the mice, including the heart, liver and brain, most of which grew back. The results stunned …
Electric Cars
Interesting story on electric cars in the NY Times.
Are They Insane
Contained within a long WaPo piece on the process to choose DeLay’s successor (which, much to the chagrin of John Aravosis, had little to do with HAIRY MAN COCK and lots to do with the candidate’s conservative credentials) was this nugget that just left me aghast: Some lawmakers, such as Zach Wamp (Tenn.) challenged Republican …
Telling It Like It Is
No wonder so many Democrats get mad at Bob Somerby- he is honest: Broussard’s story gained massive attention—but his chronology never seemed to make sense, and it now seems that it was just wrong. The woman in question drowned early in the New Orleans flood, not on Day Five, as Broussard had said. For all …
Quick Hits
Some quick notes: 1.) Ninja Gaiden Black is kicking my ass on hard, which I was unaware you had to complete to get all the new shit. Finishing the normal game cost me a couple controllers. Bastiches. 2.) For those of you who like alternative browsers, Opera is now free. 3.) Infidel, who guest-blogged about …