Another YTVotD

I know I know, get back to cute pictures of Banjo. All in good time, gentle reader.

But I wanted to post this so some of you could see it before Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex) or his staffers realize how far he has stuck his own head up where the sun don't shine by putting this clip on his own YouTube channel complete with sensationalist graphic at the beginning indicating he thinks he's successfully made his point. Anyways without further ado - Rep. Joe Barton questions Energy Secretary and Nobel Laureate Steven Chu on how oil got to Alaska.



I am honestly amazed. Not just that Chu had to explain that to a US Congressman, but that Barton appears to think he's made Chu look like a fool with his "so-called continental drift theory hogwash." Anyways, this will probably be pulled soon, so get it while it's hot. Too bad comments are disabled on that video, they would have been interesting to read.

Thanks to GOOD magazine again for the link - it's a good blog, check it out.

Proposition 8

Banjo can't vote, so he has to express his position on Prop 8 in other ways.

(Note - questionably humorous/disrespectful stunt orchestrated by Tom, not Kate. So don't think less of her for it.)

Powell's Endorsement

If you have not yet done so, I encourage you to listen to/watch/read Colin Powell's explanation of his recent endorsement of Barack Obama. I know I'm not alone in my respect for and admiration of Powell for reasons beyond his political affiliation - his personal story, career accomplishments, and service to our country are all very impressive. Coming from someone with his degree of foreign policy experience, I believe Powell's backing of Obama - in particular over McCain - says volumes about his ability to lead on a world stage, despite the McCain campaign's efforts to propogate an image of inexperience and naivete. Hopefully Powell's message will reach some of the people out there that still think Obama is a Muslim (but as Powell says, "So what if he was?") who cavorts with terrorists. Then they would at least be making a more informed decision on Nov. 4.


Also, it's nice to hear Colin Powell speak without the shock collar of the Bush administration tight around his neck.