Day: July 27, 2006

More record profits for – ExxonMobil

Are you surprised?  Stagnant economy.  Crisis in the Middle East.  Wild Fires in the West.  Blackouts in the West and East.  In spite of all of this and more, ExxonMobil is raking it in by the truckload.  How much?  Over $1000/sec.

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John Bolton – Please don't hit me, sir.

Looks like Mr. Bolton will get another hearing and will be confirmed as the next UN ambassador.  This shows the triumph of partisanship over reason.  Bolton may be a lot of things but he is not a diplomat.   He has already proven that he has the ability to alienate and has no ability to reach consensus. He should be overwhelmingly rejected by Congress.  Nice editorial in the LA Times and WaPo. Update – Think Progress has more on Bolton’s failures.

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.

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