Daily Goods

• As mentioned below, Retardo at Sadly, No! links back to my little essay.
• At TPM Cafe, I noted that I had addressed a small facet of the problem of politicians lying here a bit over a year ago, and ponder a bit of why people consider it acceptable to lie, and what Tim Russert should've said to VP Dick Cheney.
• A few tidbits from Pharyngula: a little lovely gospel music from one John R. Butler, Weird Al's White and Nerdy, a cartoon on belief, and a disturing video featuring "crappy music, worse dancing, puppets, pirates, Christian rap". PZ's posts: 1, 2, 3, 4.