Christmas comes early...

and on many levels. The recent ruling by a Bush appointee that incorporating creationism into science curricula is "un-intelligent design" makes this blogger happier than a gopher in soft dirt. The news regarding the Senate's having seen through the machinations of a bunch of oil company shills to block unnecessary drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge makes me feel greedy.

There has definitely been a shift in the cultural pendulum of late. How far and fast it swings remains to be seen. I, for one, am cautiously optimistic.