The Knights Carbonic  —  The conspiracy which proves that manmade global warming is a scam  —  It's no use pretending that this isn't a major blow.  The emails extracted by a hacker from the climatic research unit at the University of East Anglia could scarcely be more damaging(1).

Global warming rigged?  Here's the email I'd need to see  —  The leaked exchanges are disturbing, but it would take a conspiracy of a very different order to justify sceptics' claims  —  It's no use pretending this isn't a major blow.  The emails extracted by a hacker from the climatic research unit …

G.O.P. Considers ‘Purity’ Resolution for Candidates  —  The battle among Republicans over what the party should stand for - and how much it should accommodate dissenting views on key issues - looks like it's going to move from the states to the Republican National Committee when it holds its winter meeting this January in Honolulu.

Lieberman Digs In on Public Option  —  Sen. Joseph Lieberman, speaking in that trademark sonorous baritone, utters a simple statement that translates into real trouble for Democratic leaders: “I'm going to be stubborn on this.”  —  Stubborn, he means, in opposing any health-care overhaul that includes a …

Hostage situation in the United States Senate … That's Steve Benen, describing the dynamic in the Senate.  As I've said before, I think a lot of folks imagine this as a negotiation, in which both sides want to get to yes, and so everyone is involved in a complex game to signal their comfort …