Pope to Gays: "Worthless"

Sullivan's reply says it best, as usual.

'Torture is Counterproductive'

According to CIA chief Porter Goss, the US government doesn't use torture because it is ineffective. The Bush administration is one of the most moralistic we've ever seen, yet it sees no moral problem with the use of torture? Does Goss's comment mean that if torture did achieve its desired end, our government would use it?

Florida Hypocricy Watch

Is there any justification for a legal system that allows a 14 year old boy to be tried and sentenced as an adult for murder yet regards a 16 year old boy as a minor too young to consent to sex with an adult?

XXXOOO

The votes are in....here are the top ten best on-screen guy-on-guy kisses.

Finally, physics proves its worth

I wonder if we'll ever see this taught in high school physics, AP or otherwise.

Full Disclosure?

Since Sarbanes-Oxley has been in effect, it has become almost tiresome to hear about the potential conflicts commentators and their firms may have with the companies about which they are commenting. That's all fine and good. But what about the rest of the punditocracy? Take the case of Jay Sekulow, an omniprensent voice regarding all things SCOTUS. Given yesterday's damning exposé in Legal Times regarding the complicated web of sources and uses of income in two putative non-profits run by him, will the networks start running disclaimners before he speaks? I doubt it.