You call that a disclaimer?

Seen on a can of Blue Diamond almonds:

Scientific evidence suggests, but does not prove, that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, such as almonds, without increasing daily caloric intake, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease.

Translation: "If you're eating healthy, eating some of these will cause nothing worse to happen. We think."

Judicial Nomination Wishful Thinking

Although I am probably not at all going to be correct, if Bush wanted someone "in the Roberts mode," he could do no better than Richard Posner or Alex Kozinski. Those two deserve that seat in a way Gonzales or Meiers never could.

If intellectual rigor is what the court needs, it couldn't do better than those two. Unfortunately, Posner's 66, but he's still an unbelievably prolific writer. Kozinski's paper trail is fascinating stuff.

Naaah. Who am I kidding? We're going to get another Souter.