Return of the Bourbons

I think it was Talleyrand who said that the Bourbons of France had "learned nothing and forgotten nothing." The Bush administration is showing its Eighteenth-Century mindset (remember, that was the age when the "divine right of kings" was in fashion, at least with some people): Once again, the White House has blocked publication of a report on the evils of global warming. The report in question suggests that warming contributes to the frequency and strength of hurricanes.

Having learned nothing, the White House will, once again, be surprised to find out that suppressing the report is the best way to make sure that it is highly publicized.