Mike Hucakbee….once supported cap and trade.

Here is the longer version of that clip

I hope that he merely forgot.

17 December 2010 (AM)

Workout notes
3 mile run on the treadmill (28 minutes) then 3.5 mile snow hike on the outer loop of the Forrest Park Nature center with Lynn. Yeah, it was cruel to take a rookie out there but it was good for her.

Shoulder: ok last night…given that I shoveled snow.
Knee: Last night, I had that lateral (inside) ache; I probably squatted a bit too far down during yoga class. The ache wasn’t severe though.

Posts
Science It might be possible to change surfaces to as to make them harder to ice up:

“Our approach to tackling ice buildup is inspired by the technology used by many organisms to manipulate water droplets on their surfaces,” said Joanna Aizenberg, a materials scientist at Harvard and leader of the project.

The results could reduce the use of salt or other de-icing chemicals that can corrode metals and are simply just not good for the environment.

In nature, animals don’t worry about ice buildup at all, because they have mechanisms for preventing water droplets from sticking to surfaces. For example, mosquito eyes automatically defog and the legs of water striders prohibit water droplets from sticking. In both cases, the water-repelling nature of the tissue is due to a microstructured pattern that prevents water droplets from accumulating.

Aizenberg likens these surfaces to a “bed of nails.” The air gaps between the nails provide a nearly friction-free condition, where water droplets cannot get a grip.

Based on this, the scientists fabricated a variety of water-repelling — or hydrophobic — surfaces with different patterns, including bristles, blades, honeycombs and bricks, and then investigated how water droplets behaved on top of these surfaces. [...]

Politics Politifact’s Lie of the Year: Health Care Reform was a massive government takeover. Of course, Republicans will now argue that politifact is biased.

Tax cut compromise Count me among those who thought that all of the tax cuts should have been allowed to expire. That didn’t happen. But this reaction by Mitt Romney was hilarious:

“A number of conservatives, including likely 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, were challenging the deal because it doesn’t permanently extend the Bush tax cuts and would add to the deficit.”

Uh, extending the tax cuts WILL add to the deficit. Why does he get away with spouting off gibberish like this?