Pro-torture judge and new attorney general Alberto Gonzales apparently counts as a moderate in our world today. “Why is President Bush betraying the babies? ” ask our Culture-of-Life theocons (tip to Andrew Sullivan for the phrase and for the courage to scratch his butt in public). Well, perhaps for the same reasons he’s betraying the adults whose torture and execution Gonzales condones and expedites. Oh yeah.

As Tarantino says, Dick dick dick dick dick dick dick. For a man who quit smoking only after his fourth heart attack, Cheney seems to be packing some meat. Or perhaps just a funny camera angle and some baggy pants.

Not to be confused with the Evolution Groupware Suite Blog, the Evolution Blog is about the ongoing process of change over time, and whether it and other basic science CAN BE TAUGHT IN OUR SCIENCE CLASSES. I can’t believe we’re reliving the Scopes trial. How many years has William Jennings Bryan been in the cold cold ground? Are we going to revive the gold standard for monetary policy now? (Note that William Jennings Bryan was on the correct side of the monetary, but not the scientific, debate).