Monthly Archives: February 2007

Doesn’t the IAEA Have More Important Things To Do…

Posted on February 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

…than develop a new radiation warning symbol?
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Posted in Humor, Things That Make Ya Go Boom | 16 Comments

Vulture Capitalists and Rudi Giuliani

Posted on February 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

If you thought Bernie Kerik was bad, wait until you hear about Republican presidential hopeful Rudi Giuliani’s new best friend: Paul Singer, a long time Republican campaign contributor who has pledged to raise $15 million for Giuliani. The phrase “vulture capitalist” might sound trite, but when you hear how Singer made (and still makes) his fortune, you’ll agree there’s no other way to describe it.
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Posted in Conservatives, Economics, Little Lord Pontchartrain | 1 Comment

Some Monday Links

Posted on February 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

A Merry President’s Day to everyone. May our future presidents not suck as badly as the current one. Here are some science links for you.
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So What Does This Movement Stand For Anyway?

Posted on February 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Chris Bowers of MyDD.com has one of the most bizarre posts I’ve ever read about our Glorious Progressive Internet Comrades Marching Valiantly…to somewhere.
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Posted in Democrats, Progressives | 4 Comments

A Decent Commander-in-Chief Doesn’t Let This Happen

Posted on February 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

By now, stories about how poorly returning veterans are being treated hardly qualifies as ‘news’ because, shamefully, it is so common. But this story from the Washington Post is shocking.
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“No, I Will Not Yield”

Posted on February 17, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) had a great speech on the House floor yesterday.
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GOP Funder Charged With Funding Terror

Posted on February 17, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Someone should tell Republican Congresscritter Don Young that if you’re going to accuse Democrats of treason and call for their hanging, it would help if your own party does not accept campaign funds from backers of Afghan terrorists.
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Family Research Council Board Member and Blogger Attacks Catholicism…

Posted on February 16, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

and William Donohue of the Catholic League says nothing. The Family Research Council is a rightwing faith-tank and advocacy group. And at least one board member and blogger thinks it is also very Protestant.
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Religion | 5 Comments

It’s the ‘Boring’ Bacteria That Make You Sick

Posted on February 15, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve blogged before about how, for children under five, it’s not the ‘sexy’ microbes that kill, but instead, the run of the mill ones: the bacteria that cause diarrhea and pneumonia are the culprits. One of the things I have heard a lot of recently regarding antibiotic development (and related therapies) is that we need to focus on ‘non-paradigm’ and non-model organisms. There’s a problem with that approach.
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Posted in Acinetobacter, Antibiotics, E. coli, Ecology, Microbiology, MRSA | 8 Comments

Democratic Salvation and the ‘Religious’ Left

Posted on February 15, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s an interesting interview with Mara Vanderslice about her attempts to integrate ‘religious’ people into the Democratic party. While I’ve ripped into Vanderslice before, there’s a lot I agree with, particularly the need for Democrats to define their policies in moral terms, not technocratic ones. But then I hit this paragraph.
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Posted in Democrats, Progressives, Religion | 4 Comments