Daily Kos: Climate change will be much worse than you think

Daily Kos: Climate change will be much worse than you think: "Climate change will be much worse, much sooner than most people think. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UN IPCC) recent report, while rather dire, is actually a best-case analysis. For example, the IPCC’s report did not include the effects of “amplifying feedbacks” such as melting permafrost releasing methane -- a powerful greenhouse gas -- which causes more warming, which melts more permafrost, and on and on. Including such effects leads to much more dire results than the UN presented."

Obama plots huge railroad expansion - David Rogers - Politico.com

Obama plots huge railroad expansion - David Rogers - Politico.com: "Railroads made Chicago, and now a Chicago-rich White House wants to return the favor: remaking rail with a huge new federal investment in high-speed passenger trains.

The $787.2 billion economic recovery bill — to be signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday — dedicates $8 billion to high-speed rail, most of which was added in the final closed-door bargaining at the instigation of White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel."

Obama Gains G.O.P. Support From Governors - NYTimes.com

Obama Gains G.O.P. Support From Governors - NYTimes.com: "President Obama must wish governors could vote in Congress: While just three of the 219 Republican lawmakers backed the $787 billion economic recovery plan that he is signing into law on Tuesday, that trifling total would have been several times greater if support among the 22 Republican state executives counted."

U.S. war on terror eroded rights worldwide: experts | U.S. | Reuters

U.S. war on terror eroded rights worldwide: experts | U.S. | Reuters: "Washington s 'war on terror' after the September 11 attacks has eroded human rights worldwide creating lingering cynicism that the United Nations must now combat international law experts said on Monday. Mary Robinson who was the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights when al Qaeda militants flew hijacked planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon in 2001 said the United States caused harm with some of the ways it responded."

House GOP celebrates stimulus obstruction with Aerosmith tune and Flat-Out Lie | Crooks and Liars

House GOP celebrates stimulus obstruction with Aerosmith tune and Flat-Out Lie | Crooks and Liars: "It seems like the GOP thinks that its best shot at gaining back the majority is standing in unison against everything President Obama does, even if it means delaying much-needed government aid to drowning Americans. This Toutube put out by Eric Cantor's office? Really? Contains the frequently debunked flat-out lie about funding for Acorn in the stimulus bill -- um, there isn't any.

It's really awesome of you GOP dudes to fail to help Americans suffering in this economy, and then boast about it!"