So Karl Rove is to resign. If the wickedness of Tony Blair could be said to arise from his infatuation with his own unfolding narrative, and that of George W Bush from his absolute lack of creativity and empathy, then the wickedness of Karl Rove could be said to arise from the gnawing sharp-toothed brain lizards that sit inside his skull where other people have a “conscience”.
The article says: “There’s always something that can keep you here, and as much as I’d like to be here, I’ve got to do this for the sake of my family,” he said.
Translating that from the brain lizard: “I’ve presided over such a fouling of my own pool that even I can’t handle the stink any more.”
(Oh, and where it says “family”, he means the Cheney inner circle, not his wife and son. There’s a subpoena coming his way and he really needs to be out of the White House circuit for damage control purposes.)
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In good news: Newsweek runs a cover story on the climate change denial industry.
And, via Paul Cornell, clips from every single classic Doctor Who story forming a 5-minute summary of the classic series run.