Articles by David Roberts

If the only tool you have is a Hammer …

... you see every problem as nailed.

Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) is leaving government.

Obama on energy independence and Bush

Today, Sen. Barack Obama gave a speech before the Associated Press, ripping Bush administration energy policy a new you-know-what.

Think Progress has the full transcript. There's press coverage here.

(Our Obama mini-interview on the same subject is here.)

Update [2006-4-3 14:38:9 by David Roberts]: Hm ... reading through it, I see the speech is at least as much about global warming as it is about energy independence. Which is actually more interesting -- it's one of the most forthright and comprehensive descriptions of the danger of climate change that I've seen from a prominent politician.

Triumph of the Will-bashing

George Will is peddling a new column about global warming that's just a lame, tired rear-guard set of conservative talking points. Shocking, I know! Still, if you'd like to see it eviscerated, I give you Progress Report:

The cult of Chip adds a member

Today brings much news with regard to our Founder and Dear Leader, Chip Giller, seen here passed out on the floor.

First is a long, glowing, and only partially fictional profile from The Seattle Times' Nicole Brodeur. "It's not the Cult of Chip that we're trying to create," he says. Nonsense! Join ... us ...

In even happier news, Chip and his wife Jenny welcomed a healthy baby girl to the world on -- get this -- April 1. But unlike Saturday's Daily Grist, this was no April Fools joke.

No word yet on a name (just decide, you two!). And, much to staff chagrin, no pictures yet.

Regardless, a huge congratulations and much love to Chip, Jenny, and Baby X. All baby gifts can be directed through this page [wink, wink].