Weekend Links

• Romney plan for energy US independence (hoping to join a fine Presidential tradition, I guess).
• Iranian regime speeding up nuclear fuel refining.  This was a predictable consequence of trying to negotiate with them.  It's perfectly clear that Iran is betting the farm on developing nuclear weapons.  The choices are major military action real soon, or acceptance and deterrence/containment.
• Also more on Fordow - the deep underground Iranian enrichment site and what the bombing option looks like.
• Who benefits from a weak euro?
• Global groundwater depletion map.
• Onion: Lower Class Grateful not to be Middle. (h/t Big Gav)
• 46% of Americans say they are creationists.  58% amongst Republicans, and 2/3 amongst weekly church goers.