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Bush and Science have a conversation.

When I hear Right-wing Christian’s refer to the scriptures all I can think of is the Planet of the Apes (not the Marky Mark version) and I always think those are the scriptures they’re referring too.

President Bush and Science sit down for a chat:

Pres. Bush: “Science, you’re either with us or against us!”

Science: “What the hell are you talking about!?!”

Pres. Bush: “I said we want you Dead or Alive, Science!”

Science: “Me? Science.”

Pres. Bush: “Yup, Science you are a imminent threat to America”

Science: “You’re the leader of the Free World?”

Pres Bush: “Yup, don’t mess with Texas.”

When science is the enemy: Welcome to Bush World.

Jobs and No Jobs.

Paul Krugman has column in the New York Times today about the President’s skewing of the UnEmployment situation.

Here’s an excerpt.

We don’t know why so many people have stopped looking for jobs, but it probably has something to do with the fact that jobs are so hard to find: 40 percent of the unemployed have been out of work more than 15 weeks, a 20-year record. In any case, the administration should feel grateful that so many people have dropped out. As the Economic Policy Institute points out, if they hadn’t dropped out, the official unemployment rate would be an eye-popping 7.4 percent, not a politically spinnable 5.6 percent.

In short, things aren’t as bad as they seem; they’re worse. But should we blame the Bush administration? Yes — because it refuses to learn from experience.

Don’t pay attention to the man behind the curtain.