• Texas may have a cornucopia of corrupt politicians, but lately it is starving for water. Lots of near-record-breaking weather across the globe recently, more than ever. What would have happened if, in 2001, Bush had plunged the U.S. headfirst into the Kyoto Protocol, instead of dissing the whole deal? Would anything be different today?
• So you think the U.S. military budget is "only" $453 billion? Try $670 billion.
• Someone loves Barbara Boxer. Maybe we all should.
• Steve Clemons explains why liberal bloggers should think twice before judging well-established journalists.