A Burning Issue

Congress won't be passing a bill to fight global warming even though it has broad support because of a small group of Republican senators blocking it on technicalities - all of which affect big business, of course.

This is despite the fact that both Barack Obama and John McCain are bent on doing something about the problem.

My British ladyfriend Therisa is big on promoting animal welfare. While I support and sympathize with her pet (no pun intended) cause, it's worth noting that if we're going to do anything about animal welfare, we also have to do something about the planet they call home.

Dig that in the Northeast as daytime temperatures are about to hover in the mid-nineties for the next few days, before summer has even begun.

Scott McClellan - Relax, I'll get to him.