"Archbishop Nichols, what were you thinking?"

Damian Thompson, "Archbishop Vincent Nichols 'offered flowers at the altar of Hindu deities'" (Telegraph.co.uk, November 24, 2009), writes: "Archbishop Nichols, what were you thinking? Your own press office has reported that you offered flowers at the altar of Hindu deities during a visit to a temple. (UPDATE: since this post went up, the relevant sentence has been removed from the Westminster diocesan website.)"

[Hat tip to Rorate Caeli]

Feds eye $175 cow tax for climate crimes

Of all the flippin' insanity ... "EPA 'Cow Tax' Could Charge $175 per Dairy Cow to Curb Greenhouse Gases" (Business & Media Institute, January 5, 2009): "Farm Bureau warns just this one rule may increase milk production costs up to 8 cents a gallon." Donchya just luuuuuv liberal government? Donchya just sleep better each night knowin' some blessed Democratic administrator is takin' such good care o' you!

[Hat tip to Matt Drudge]