Doom and gloom in a new report about global warming. Even if it is true, don't expect to hear much honest dialogue about what it would really take to cut emissions to the levels the scientists say are needed to slow the process down.

Robert Kagan, writing in the Washington Post, says the surge in Iraq is succeeding. I hope so. I would dearly love to be wrong about our eventual defeat in Iraq. I very much hope that the military can turn it around so dramatically in Iraq that the people will elect a President (like John McCain) who will not withdraw the troops until the mission is complete. Fortunately, there is still time for that to happen.

If you are interested in the latest political activity in New Hampshire, including which political operatives are joining which Presidential campaigns, always check out John Distaso's Granite Status column, as I do.