Even More Odds and Ends

A busy week is winding down. I'm gonna watch a zombie movie later. For now, the news...

Southern California was on fire again: "A wildfire erupted on an island nature reserve off the California coast on Thursday, sending firefighters from the mainland scrambling into boats to tackle the blaze, officials said."

And, for us east coasters, here's what we have to look forward to: "Global warming could turn the heat way up during the summer in the eastern United States, raising the average by nearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the 2080s, a new NASA study finds." Better stock up on SPF 500.

President Bush and Speaker Pelosi come to an agreement! On trade accords, anyway.

Liberal media alert!! CBS fires Gen. John Batiste-- retired Iraq commander-- for advocating withdrawal in TV ad.

Meanwhile, an Iraqi blogger visited New Orleans last month and was devastated by what they saw. Money quote-- "New Orleans looked like Baghdad after the war in 1991... Not until officials in this administration stroll in the streets of New Orleans the city is going to get the help it needs."

Paul Wolfowitz, hanging on for dear life, grows more teflon. Alberto Gonzales, ditto.

Finally, the Pope to the youth of South America... please stop fucking.

[PS- Slate presents: An illustrated guide to GOP scandals. A really well-organized resource.]