Good news, from the astronautical front:
Length of Day
9h 42m
Tomorrow will be 0m 1s longer.
Yes, it’s the winter solstice. While we still have a few months of cold weather for me not to look forward to, at least the days are now getting longer. The combination of dark, cold days really wears on me–not to mention the impact it has made cutting into my cycling time.
Spring can’t get here soon enough.
One of its mighty warriors sustains a combat injury.
House Judiciary Committee Democrats, spearheaded by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), are set to release possibly the sharpest congressional critique to date surrounding Iraq, RAW STORY has learned.
The report, titled “The Constitution in Crisis: The Downing Street Minutes and Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution and Coverups in the Iraq War,” is slotted to be made available to the public Tuesday.
That’s got to be a big book if they are covering all those topics.
Via Eschaton, Dana Milbank gets to the heart of the White House’s latest Iraq marketing strategy:
This is why the “victory” strategy is brilliant: As my sage colleague Al Kamen points out, Bush is taking the Potter Stewart approach. I don’t know the definition of victory, but I know it when I see it. While the president has put himself in position of being the sole arbiter of victory, he has managed to make all his opponents appear to be advocating the opposite, which is defeat.
Pretty simple when you think about it: Bush’s policy = victory; those opposing him want defeat.
Came across a couple yesterday:
filterseep An American living in Norway.
Cycler’s Life A car-free couple living in Missoula, Montana.
Perhaps I should assemble or find a list of these.
