The NYT dismisses Climategate, but seems to go all “denier” in this paragraph: “Science is about probability, not certainty. And the persisting uncertainties in climate science leave room for argument. What is a realistic estimate of how much temperatures will rise? How severe will the effects be? Are there tipping points beyond which the changes are uncontrollable? Even climate scientists disagree on many of these questions.” Gadgetmania! Wired releases its Christmas wish list. Father of SEAL accused of punching terrorist: “They’ve been tracking this guy [Abed] since 2004,” Marty McCabe said. “There was no collateral damage. No shots fired. It is absurd to think they would do anything to him. These guys are pros. If they wanted to do something to him, they would have done it during the capture.” The New Yorker’s cover is about to get it in trouble again. Nelson backtracking on filibuster talk: “I want to continue to work on this,” he said, not ruling out his support, at least “not at this point in time. I want to continue to work on the project we’re working on… This makes it harder right now [to support the bill]. We’ll have to see if they can make it easier.” Jenny Sanford continues to be cool: “It’s been a crazy year,” Sanford said. “Certainly his actions hurt me, and they caused consequences for me, but they don’t in any way take away my own self-esteem. They reflect poorly on him.” Adm. Mullen to Marines: ‘We are not winning, which means we are losing and as we are losing, the message traffic out there to (insurgency) recruits keeps getting better and better and more keep coming,’ Mullen said. ‘That’s why we need the 30,000 and in particular, and you are the lead on this, getting in there this year, over the next 12 months, almost in lightning bolt fashion.’ Obama: We’re gonna spend ourselves out of this sucker. Simulus II: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in your wallet. Senators reach tentative deal to drop public option. (Hey, remember when they were going to pass this thing, with a public option, before August recess? American public for the win! Keep plugging away.)
