Later, we’ll discuss the Obama administration in its infancy.

Each move, a further lurch — no not so much to the right, as towards a sort of New Incoherency.

Consider: Afghanistan and  TARP.

…he smiles, because you are guilty…..

We’ll also discuss Obama as place holder for the dull wet dreams of liberals.

But for now, I direct your attention to this site which will appall and shock.

I have a headache and headaches slow progress to a crawl at this darkly sunlit dystopia of a blog.

The headache itself is insignificant. Billions of people get headaches everyday. What could be more common than a headache?

Perhaps my distress is brought on by the barometric pressure, or the high humidity.

Or perhaps, it’s the result of the thought that – in my lifetime – this global civilization, built upon petrochemicals, will retreat into…

What exactly?

Doug Henwood interviews (podcast) Jim Kunstler who, at his blog and in his books (particularly The Long Emergency), tries to describe some of the unprecedented problems facing humanity and what some of the solutions might be.

Kunstler seems confident there are solutions, but dubious we’ll put any of them into action.

And maybe that’s why I have a headache on this warm, muggy day.

I tend to agree.

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Wikipedia tells us…

99942 Apophis (previously known by its provisional designation 2004 MN4) is a Near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a relatively large probability that it would strike the Earth in 2029. However, additional observations provided improved predictions that eliminated the possibility of an impact on Earth or the Moon in 2029. An impact is still possible on April 13, 2036, keeping the asteroid at level 1 on the Torino impact hazard scale. As of June 2006, this corresponds to an impact probability of 1 in 38,000.