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Embarrasing decisions on Tuesday, November 8:

The BBC reports: "The US state of Kansas has approved science standards for public schools that cast doubt on evolution. The Board of Education's vote, expected for months, approved the new language criticising evolution by 6-4.

Proponents of the change argue they are trying to expose students to legitimate scientific questions about evolution. Critics say it is an attempt to inject creationism into schools, in violation of the constitutional separation between church and state.

The decision is part of an ongoing national debate over the teaching of evolution and intelligent design. The theory of intelligent design holds that the universe is so complex that it must have been created by a higher power."

The Austin American-Statesman reports: "Voters tied the knot Tuesday with a constitutional amendment cementing marriage in Texas as being solely between a man and a woman and barring communities from legalizing same-sex unions.

With close to one in five voters turning out, Proposition 2 won approval by about a three-to-one ratio. Travis County, home to a leading anti-amendment group, appeared to be the only county where passage wasn't assured, according to incomplete returns.

The Lone Star State becomes the 19th state in which voters have inserted a marriage definition into their state constitution. The amendment landed on the ballot after being approved by a two-thirds ratio in both the Texas House and the Senate in the spring."

Rove

The architect of Dubya's two succesfull presidential campaigns and his senior adviser, Karl Rove (that weasel), is in so much trouble. On Friday (10/14), he testified for the fourth (!) time before the grand jury investigating who leaked the name of a CIA spy. They may not get him for letting out the name, but he may get nailed for lying to a grand jury.

The Washington Post reported Saturday, 10/15:

"The grand jury investigating the CIA leak case pressed White House senior adviser Karl Rove yesterday to more fully explain his conversations with reporters about CIA operative Valerie Plame, including discrepancies between his testimony and the account provided by a key witness in the investigation, according to a source familiar with Rove's account.

"Rove answered a broad range of questions for 4 1/2 hours, including why he did not initially tell federal agents about a July 2003 conversation about Plame with the witness, Time magazine's Matthew Cooper, the source said."

Miers

Here's the proof that Dubya has promoted another sycophant to a powerful position: Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers called Bush 'best governor ever.'