... the first sign that Democrats under President Barack Obama's tenure will boldly go after Bush Administration officials in scandals that outlast his presidency.

Someone sounds a little wishful there.

Sorry, I think that's about all the attention it merited....

This is worth a front pager IMO

Bailout Recipients Hosted Call To Defeat Key Labor Bill

The Raw Story team is ruthless when it comes Rove.
http://www.governmentali...g-to-save-rove-now-.html

Meanwhile in local politics ..The Shock Doctrine is alive and well in the state of Maine.Larry Summers, Obama's chief economic advisor will make a bundle when 3,000 miles of transmission lines are paid by taxpayers across the US. They are needed for wind farms. He has a stake in First Wind...a wind farm corporation. CEO used to work for Bechtel. Many former Enron emloyees in this company. Our Gov. is a Clinton democrat. Evidently he has received a gift. The legislature is all set to pass a bill which keeps local towns from having a say in the sitings of new wind farms. Sorry for long post. but ME is too beautiful to lose to line a few pockets.

There is going to be a lot of NIMBY arguments along the coasts as the wind farm meme ramps up.

They only want to put up power generation that they can charge per KWH and tax through the grid.

You'll never hear anything about subsidizing solar generation for every rooftop, there's no money in it for them once installed.

As far as I read, the LA Times didn't cover it at all.
Astounding. Is the whole nation traumatized by the shame of complicity and ignorance?

Floridot, I read that a wind farm off the NE coast was being deep sixed by (primarily) wealthy residents (including T. Kennedy) that didn't want their view to be obstructed and property value (for re-sale) to be lowered. There's probably a lot more to that story. I think wind farms are beautiful; they look like... freedom.

My state gives rebates for some materials for energy efficient building and retrofitting for homeowners but they tend to be small and paperwork intensive. Every new roof should generate energy and retrofitting should be heavily subsidized IMO.