varanoid

Promoting abstinence as a defense against STDs and unwanted pregnancies is like saying you should just stop driving a car instead of wearing a seat-belt to protect yourself against car accidents. — varanoid

Gore Wows the Netroots Crowd - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The rest of the world is catching up to the US pretty well and we are already feeling it. — varanoid

CBS Poll: Obama Maintains Lead - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The fear about that, though, is that something could go wrong. — varanoid

No Nukes? It’s No Billboards - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The varanoid group contains all of the monitors and their ancestors, plus the North American heloderms the gila monster and Mexican beaded lizard, the earless monitor from Borneo, and several other groups that are now extinct.

Of dragons and microbes - The Panda's Thumb 2005

i dont think you could say the present government is facilitating illegal immigration either, unless you have an elaborate conspiracy theory. i think they are ignoring it and/or dealing with it poorly — varanoid

Sunday’s Breakfast Menu, July 6 - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

genetically the snakes are more closely to terrestrial lizards than a clade e.g. varanoid that includes highly aquatic species.

In the, "it's so sad, it's funny" category today... - The Panda's Thumb 2005

Scientists aren’t always right, but they are honest (well, as long as they aren’t infected by politicians). — varanoid

Gore Wows the Netroots Crowd - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Does it help that McCain was a POW? and WHY?), and (c) what sort of people will that person surround himself with (the government is huge, and while some may lament this, it is run by these lesser officials and experts - I’d like to think our next president is going to appoint qualified people). — varanoid

Obama’s Itinerary in the Middle East - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

It will without a doubt kill him, if not the first term then definitely the second and frankly I don’t think it is fair to the country - people in the primaries didn’t vote on his VP, and people in the general don’t want to gamble on how long McCain is going to last before his VP takes over. — varanoid

Rest, Relaxation and Veeps - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

I believe Obama wants to change the country for the better, but I’d be (pleasantly) surprised if he got into office and actually did it just because our system is so deeply inefficient and well ingrained. — varanoid

Obama Answers Question on Opposition Cabinet - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008