Articles by David Roberts
David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.
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Bush is speaking at a press conference …
... and man, he is a mess. Just raw, petulant, and defensive. If I was one of his media handlers I would get him off that stage as fast as possible.
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Rep. Richard “Dick” Pombo is gone, at long last
... is a Rep. no more.We bring you a special Grist tribute to the man who dreamt at night of shoving oil drills down the throats of endangered species.
[Tune to "The Way We Were" rises in background ...]
Ah, Dick. Remember when you tried to sell off drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to fund transportation pork? That was
insanefunny. You always did have a sense of humor.Who could forget your Ahabian quest to gut the Endangered Species Act? You were like the bad guy from a cheap horror movie, springing to life again and again. Points for persistence!
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It lost
Washington's odious takings initiative I-933 has officially lost. Good riddance. Tomorrow I'll have a look at how the other takings initiatives across the country did. Now: bed.
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Wins
CNN has called it: McCaskill wins in a squeaker. Meanwhile, Tester's still barely ahead with 72% reporting. Also meanwhile, Jim Webb has declared victory in Missouri, seizing the momentum a la Bush 2000. Bold.
