White House Spam

    And now for my favorite story of the week, month and perhaps year.

    There's now a solution to every annoying email from creepy exes, demanding bosses and disgusting spammers that want to improve...your...you know. JUST DON'T OPEN IT. Because if you don't open an email -- it never happened. It didn't exist. It was never sent.

    Why do I raise this novel filtering strategy? Because it's the Bush Administration's new tactic for dealing with environmental issues. I would compare it to a 3rd grader with a high-level security clearance and a DSL connection. Here's a snippet from a New York Times article:

   The White House in December refused to accept the Environmental Protection Agency’s conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants that must be controlled, telling agency officials that an e-mail message containing the document would not be opened, senior E.P.A. officials said last week.

   Yes, this story is as funny and juvenile as it seems. Jon Stewart had a field day with it on The Daily Show and you can read more about it here, here and here.

    I promise they're safe to open.