I have no right to be holier than thou and have never claimed to be a perfect when it comes to household matters, but I was a bit shocked by this story comparing Al Gore’s home to George W. Bush’s house in Texas. The excellent Urban Legends site, Scopes.com, says it’s true: http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/house.asp.

I can’t do better than copy here an email from Beryl Bender Birch about the Arctic Refuge. Unfortunately I’ve deleted her first message, which was full of the kind of righteous indignation that strikes all of us at times, and which should strike more of us more often. But you can find out all you [...]