• Ice Free Arctic This Year
    Created 7.1.2008 11 Posts

    Somewhat in keeping with the

    By Mike Cook 12.23.2008

    Somewhat in keeping with the low taste commentary now established, I have heard that a "hunk" type photograph of our president-elect without his shirt on has been made in Hawaii. Rush Limbaugh urges listeners to compare this photograph (which is in high demand apparently with ladies of all ages) with similar photos of Comrade Putin of Russia, who is also in very good shape and likes to take his shirt off to show it. Limbaugh says that both men look like they have their upper torsos body waxed. This is rather a disturbing portrait of the two men who between them will soon control about 90% of all the real weapons of mass destruction in the world.

  • Ice Free Arctic This Year
    Created 7.1.2008 11 Posts

    In any event, Russia is

    By Mike Cook 12.19.2008

    In any event, Russia is building oil tankers with hulls like icebreakers, which tells us (1) they are going after oil somewhere cold, and (2) they expect that the ice will still be there.


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