As a companion piece to Tim Dickinson’s piece in the current issue on the Bush administration’s policy of denial on global warming, RollingStone.com put together a multimedia slide show detailing the major points, narrated by Tim himself. Check it out!

Um, this could be huge.

Osama bin Laden may have personally chartered one of those mysterious flights for Saudi nationals that left America PDQ right after 9/11, according to a document obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by Judicial Watch:

“ON 9/19/01, A 727 PLANE LEFT LAX, RYAN FLT #441 TO ORLANDO, FL W/ETA (estimated time of arrival) OF 4-5PM. THE PLANE WAS CHARTERED EITHER BY THE SAUDI ARABIAN ROYAL FAMILY OR OSAMA BIN LADEN…THE LA FBI SEARCHED THE PLANE [REDACTED] LUGGAGE, OF WHICH NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS FOUND.”

Developing, obviously.

Others have highlighted this poll data to point out Romney’s weakness against the Democrats. I don’t put too much faith in that aspect — the Democrats are largely known quantities. Romney’s still introducing himself, and where he’s spent the most time — eg, Iowa and New Hampshire — he’s surging.

But for most of the nation I think Romney is about as close a stand-in for Generic Republican as you’re going to get. And look at John Edwards’ edge over Hillary in this scenario. Eight points.

A top handicapper told me recently that he expects Hillary to perform in a general election as ‘Generic Democrat Minus Five Points.’ Meaning that she can win — but only in another wave election like we saw in the 2006 election, where resentment against Bush and the GOP gives Dems a 6 to 8 point head start.
Barack Obama may have a similar structural disadvantage. (Though given his ability to mobilize untraditional voters — millennials and gen xers in particular — he might be able to make up for it. He remains as ever a wild card.)
If Democrats are looking for a safer bet to take back the Oval office, Edwards the silver tongued Southern senator looks like a winner from this poll data…  especially if he’s fortunate to run against another flip flopper from Massachusetts.

New York’s billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced he’s left the Republican party.

Presidential stock up in after-hours trading.

Oh for fuck’s sake.

Listening to Hillary’s voice is painful enough. Now we’ve gotta wash down every campaign performance with a dose of Dion?

Shoot. Me. Now.