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Stay The Course

Bush’s August average rating is the lowest for any re-elected president since World War II at a similar point after their re-election, with the exception of Richard Nixon.

He’s now more unpopular than FDR, Ike, JFK, LBJ, Ford, and Clinton ever were, and has matched the highest disapproval rating of his idol, Ronald Reagan.

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Whitest Guy in Kauai

Just back from a mammoth holiday. Michigan, then Ohio, then San Francisco, then a big chunk in gorgeous Kauai, where I spent a lot of time swimming with the fishes. Went for a thrilling helicopter ride, where I kept hearing Ride of the Valkyries in my head for some reason.

I did spot a new fish I hadn’t seen before: Coris flavovittata (Yellowstripe Coris), a juvenile female elongated “slender wrasse“.

Delicious “Eaten raw, dried and salted, baked or broiled“, apparently.

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