Once again, this isn’t skepticlawyer’s ML – it’s Darlene Taylor’s. Enjoy.

Welcome to Missing Link 2: The Darlene Edition. Almost as good as Basic Instinct 2, but without the aged sex symbol. This time I have busyness rather than technophobia to use as an excuse for lateness. Hey, whatâs a day or two between maaaates? Of course, a Saturday Link should be a sensible size because I know you all have more interesting things to do on the weekend like watching grass grow or reading the Financial Review. Iâd like to first put in a plug for the Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications. While I donât think youâll find many articles about the decomposing corpse of Anna Nicole Smith in ‘Knot’, the very intelligent Sacha Blumen may have an article published in it soon.

Itâs the Economy, Stupid

Thanks to S Lawyer for suggesting to me the post you will find by hitting this link. It is about water, governments and other things. Have a look. Ms Lawyer has a very interesting post about evil on Catallaxy.

News and Politics

Steve from Opinion Dominion hits the nail on the noggin with his analysis of KRâs response to ‘The Burke Affair’:

I reckon the damaging thing about Kevin Ruddâs performance under pressure yesterday and today is his psychological reaction – the glum face, the look of a good boy who knows he really does deserve the scolding, the extra blinking on his Sunrise appearance this morning, the depressed sounding voice etc.

According to Taylor, Darlene and not Steve from Opinion Dominion: 

While Howard always looks like a cranky old coot with sunburn when things are not going his way, KR appeared to be as nervous as an ethnic on the beach at Cronulla at his press conference this week. Not a good look, Kev. 

Shock, horror and gasp, Andrew Landeryou thinks Burke aka ‘Mate, Iâve got this mate who’s got a mate who needs your support, maaaate’ is a victim of persecution akin to that suffered by a man imprisoned by the Nazis. Well, thatâs what heâs implying by using the words of Pastor Martin Niem¶ller. Landeryou argues:

In this ugly campaign of vilification against Burke we are seeing the very worst aspects of human nature, a government agency out of control using draconian powers in a scandalous and partial manner and the creation of a new standard: anyone with a criminal conviction is unable to lobby a public official of any kind. This presumably means The Age’s Lawrence Money – a man convicted of the criminal offence of child endangering – is going to be banned from dealing with politicians.

Hmmm, seemingly Burke is allowed to be forgiven but not Mr. Money. First they came for The Age journalists, and then they came (well, you know the rest).

Apparently, people on planes can buy ‘carbon offset credits’ as a way of making up for the damage aircraft do to our planet. Go figure!!! In any instance, only a raving feral or a RWDB would think anyone can depend on a yak for their travelling needs these days, environmentalist or not. Tim Blairâs thrilled to learn of this headline:

Bob Brown uses frequent flyer points to go to Earth Summit

Frankly, I have no idea whether global warming exists or not (a double major in politics has equipped me for nothing more than being a smartarse); however, I challenge anyone to think you can be a federal politician and not accrue frequent flyer points.

Will J F Beck agree with Blair? Only time will tell.

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